Interior Features Throughout:
| ___ | In multi-story homes consider locating a bedroom & bathroom on the ground floor , and also stacking two closets for a future elevator install. |
| ___ | All doors to rooms and closets to be 34” to 36" minimum width. |
| ___ | All floor thresholds should not exceed ½" height and have beveled top edges. |
| ___ | Provide easy-to-grasp lever style door handles throughout @ 36”ht.c.c |
| ___ | Use lightweight interior doors with about five-pounds of force to open. |
| ___ | Provide 18" minimum space beside in-swing latch side of doorway. |
| ___ | All hallways to be at least 42" to 48" minimum clear width. (minimum 48” clear width for VA Specially Adapted Housing) |
| ___ | Use commercial grade, non-slip, easy to maintain flooring surfaces and low pile or loop carpeting over thin dense commercial type padding throughout the home. (No VOC materials). |
| ___ | Avoid small throw rugs. Large area rugs should have anti-slip backing. |
| ___ | Window sills in living, dining, and bedroom areas should be 30" height maximum from finished floor. |
| ___ | Install non-glare skylights to provide daylighting wherever possible. |
| ___ | Thermostats should have large print easily readable numbers and controls, and mounted at 53" height from finished floor to center of thermostat (48" height optional for wheelchair user). |
| ___ | Provide adjustable height poles and shelves in all closets. |
| ___ | Avoid floor elevation changes in rooms throughout house. |
| ___ | Select furniture that has rounded corners, and properly scaled for each room to allow easy movement. Select furniture of the correct firmness, and easy to get in and out of. |
| ___ | Employ the use of color contrast between door jambs & adjacent walls. Use light colors, or off whites on all walls. Avoid dark colors. |
| ___ | Install automatic-on, automatic-off night lights in bathrooms and pathway leading from bedrooms to bathrooms. |
| ___ | Select high energy-efficient appliances and products throughout the home. |
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Choose all products and finishes that minimize maintenance and upkeep. Select materials that do not produce VOC, volatile organic gases.
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