When it comes to renovating your home MM Carpentry and Construction are the experts you need. We will assist you with upgrading and changing  the look and feel of your home. We appreciate design is important and will work closely with you to ensure you are happy with the end product. As with all our projects, we undertake our renovation work with the utmost professionalism and efficiency, striving to complete all work within an acceptable time frame. Grants are available for home renovations including bathrooms and kitchens.

Disability House Renovations

Adapting your home may become necessary as you grow older. You may also need to adapt your home if you or a family member has a disability.

Common alterations to make a home suitable for someone with a disability or limited mobility include:

  • Widening doorways and passageways
  • Moving light switches, door handles, doorbells and entry phones to convenient heights
  • Installing grab rails for support
  • Adapting bathroom facilities (for example, raised toilet, back rest against the toilet cistern, level deck shower, bath with hoist, handbasin at appropriate height)
  • Locating bathroom or bedroom facilities at ground-floor level
  • Installing ramps to avoid using steps
  • Ensuring that external approaches such as paths or drives have a firm, level surface
  • Installing a stair lift or elevator
  • Specialised furniture, like adjustable beds or support chairs
  • Setting up alert devices for someone who is deaf or hard of hearing

Adapting your home may be expensive, particularly if structural change is involved. There are several ways to reduce the financial burden:

  • You may be eligible for a means-tested Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability. The maximum grant is €40,000. Read more in our document on the Housing Adaptation Grant.
  • For more basic and cheaper alterations, such as grab rails, level access showers or chair-lifts, the Mobility Aids Grant Scheme (also means-tested) provides a maximum grant of €6,000. Read more in our document on the Mobility Aids Grant Scheme
  • The Housing Aid for Older Persons Scheme is used to improve the condition of an older person’s home. The type of work covered includes structural repairs, re-wiring and upgrades to heating systems. Local authorities vary as regards what type of work they will grant aid. For information on what is covered in your area, contact your local authority.
  • You may qualify for a local authority home improvement loan to improve, repair or extend your home.
  • If you have a medical card or a long term illness card, you may be entitled to get essential items of equipment free of charge. First, you must be assessed by a relevant professional, such as an occupational therapist or a physiotherapist.
  • If you are paying for equipment needed for someone with a disability, you may be able to claim a VAT refund.
  • You may be eligible for a tax credit under the Home Renovation Incentive for money spent on adapting your home
  • Depending on the work being done, you may be eligible for the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme or the Better Energy Homes Scheme