WMandatory Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) are available from local authorities in England and Wales and the Housing Executive in Northern Ireland. They are issued subject to a means test and are available for essential adaptations to give disabled people better freedom of movement into and around their homes, and to give access to essential facilities within the home. Scotland operates…
Cleaning out traps. Traps from basins, showers and baths collect the soap residue and hair which eventually will cause the discharge of water to slow or even block. Periodic cleaning by disconnecting them and washing thoroughly will prolong the effective use of the appliance. 2. Cleaning out the overflows of the appliances. By using a good, stiff wire brush and…
A level access shower is a bathroom where the entire floor is one level, absent of any steps and edges
There are loads of excellent design consultants and even really helpful plumbers and kitchen installers which have huge amounts of experience when delivering quality products. However, a disabled or senior citizen specific bathroom or kitchen has many extra design elements which can only be proposed and implemented by specialists such as, DW Services. Full consideration must be given to the…
DW Services has been supplying all the accessories for the disabled and senior citizen market for many years now and has a wide range to choose from. We provide anything from grab rails to the complete adapted bathroom or kitchen. You can either request a call back or indeed visit us at our small showroom in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. We…
The simple answer is yes regardless of what is or isn’t there currently. A towel rail can either be an independent electric rail or indeed run off the existing heating system in use. Question that needs to be asked – does your existing bathroom have some form of heating currently? If so, what type? Radiator (electric or mains fed) blow…