Reeve & SonAdaptations · Est. 1996
Sheet 00 · Council-funded home adaptations · Norfolk & Suffolk

Homes adapted to the millimetre, around the people who live in them.

Since 1996 we have built level-access wet rooms, ramps, wider doorways, lift preparation and ground-floor extensions for disabled people and their families, working to the occupational therapist’s specification and the council’s grant.

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30yrs
adapting homes, since 1996
4,000+
homes adapted across the region
14
councils and housing providers
0
RIDDOR-reportable incidents

* Sample figures for layout — to be confirmed by the client before publication.

SHEET01

A typical wet-room conversion, drawn out.

This is how we think about every bathroom: the space a wheelchair needs to turn, a floor with no step, rails exactly where hands reach for them. Each numbered point on the plan is explained alongside.

Floor plan of a level-access wet room conversion A bathroom 3400 by 2600 millimetres. A 900 millimetre clear doorway with a level threshold opens outward at the bottom left. A dashed 1500 millimetre turning circle sits in the centre of the floor. On the right, a level shower area with the floor falling to a linear drain, a fold-down seat and a vertical grab rail. A WC with a drop-down support rail is at bottom right; a basin with lever taps is at top left beneath the window. 3400 2600 900 clear Ø1500
DWG RS-WR-01 · Wet room, ground floor Scale NTS · Dims in mm · Sample drawing

  1. Turning circle

    A clear 1500mm floor space so a wheelchair can turn fully without shuffling. Ø1500 clear

  2. Wider door, level threshold

    Opening widened to 900mm clear, door hung to open outward, no lip at the floor. 900 clear · 0mm step

  3. Grab rails, positioned on site

    Heights agreed with the OT and the person using them — not a catalogue default.

  4. Floor falls to a linear drain

    A gentle fall across the whole shower area keeps water where it belongs, with slip-resistant flooring throughout.

  5. Fold-down shower seat

    Fixed to a strengthened wall, folds flat when not needed.

  6. WC with drop-down rail

    Raised pan, rail on the transfer side, space alongside for a carer to help.

  7. Basin at a usable height

    Lever taps, knee space beneath, set to a height that suits sitting or standing.

SHEET02

Schedule of works.

Everything a Disabled Facilities Grant is typically used for, delivered by our own team. Structural, plumbing, electrical and finishing trades under one site lead.

A-01

Level-access wet rooms

Bath or shower cubicle out; level floor, drain and seating in.

  • Tanking and slip-resistant floors
  • Thermostatic controls
A-02

Ramps and level access

Gradients worked out on site, handrails both sides, level landings at the door.

  • Level thresholds
  • Access paths and dropped kerbs
A-03

Door widening

Openings widened with new lintels, frames and doors that swing the right way.

  • Structural lintels
  • Lever and low-force hardware
A-04

Stairlift and through-floor lift preparation

Floor openings, trimming, power supplies and making good, ready for the lift installer.

  • Structural openings
  • Coordination with lift firms
A-05

Ground-floor extensions

Bedroom and bathroom extensions so someone can live safely on one level.

  • Planning and Building Control
  • Hoist-ready ceilings
A-06

Kitchens, rails and hoist work

Height-adjustable worktops, reachable storage, grab rails throughout and structural support for ceiling hoists.

  • Rise-and-fall worktops
  • Load-tested hoist fixings
SHEET03

How a referral runs, OT to handover.

Five stages, each with a named person and a record. Times shown are typical for a straightforward wet room and will vary with the grant and the property.

  1. Referral received

    From the OT, grants officer or home improvement agency. We acknowledge the same working day.

    DAY 0

  2. Joint survey

    We measure up in the home, ideally alongside the OT, and talk it through with the client.

    WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS*

  3. Schedule and price

    Itemised schedule of works and drawings for the grant application.

    WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS*

  4. Build

    One site lead throughout. The client is kept informed daily and a working WC stays in place.

    TYPICALLY 8–12 DAYS*

  5. Handover

    Walk-through with the client and OT, certificates issued, snag list closed.

    SIGN-OFF

* Sample timings — to be confirmed by the client.

For occupational therapists

Send the assessment and any sketch. We’ll call to talk through the spec before we visit.

For grants officers

Itemised schedules in your format, with drawings and photographs at each stage for your file.

For clients and families

You’ll know who is coming, when, and what they’ll do. Ask us anything, any time.

SHEET04

Drawing register: recent projects.

Three examples of the everyday work behind the numbers.

Sample project

Bathroom to level-access wet room

1930s semi. Bath removed, floor lowered and tanked, drain relocated, door widened.

Duration
8 working days
Funding
Disabled Facilities Grant
Client home?
Yes, throughout
DWG RS-CS-01REV A
Sample project

Front-door ramp and level threshold

Bungalow with three steps to the door. Ramp at a manageable gradient, handrails both sides, new threshold.

Duration
5 working days
Funding
Housing association
Client home?
Yes
DWG RS-CS-02REV B
Sample project

Ground-floor bedroom and shower extension

Terraced house. Single-storey rear extension with hoist-ready ceiling and wet room, so upstairs is no longer needed.

Duration
11 weeks
Funding
DFG plus council top-up
Client home?
Yes, with daily access kept
DWG RS-CS-03REV A
SHEET05

Checked, certified, signed off.

What a procurement file needs to see, and what the people we work with say about us.

Compliance schedule

  • Public liability insurance£10,000,000
  • Employer’s liability insurance£10,000,000
  • Operatives DBS-checked100% · renewed 3-yearly
  • RIDDOR-reportable incidents0 in 30 years*
  • Work from referral or repeat clients98%*
  • Average OT referral to completionTo be confirmed

* Sample figures — to be confirmed.

Accreditations

Logo slots — official marks to be supplied by the client.

CHASLogo to be supplied
Constructionline GoldLogo to be supplied
SafeContractorLogo to be supplied
TrustMarkLogo to be supplied
ISO 9001Logo to be supplied
ISO 45001Logo to be supplied
Which? Trusted TraderLogo to be supplied
Federation of Master BuildersLogo to be supplied
They read the assessment properly, turn up when they say, and the finished rooms match what I specified. I don’t have to chase them.
Occupational TherapistCounty council adult social care
SAMPLE
Clear itemised schedules, sensible prices and paperwork that’s always in order when I audit a file. Exactly what a grants team needs.
Grants OfficerDistrict council private sector housing
SAMPLE
Mum was nervous about builders in the house. They explained every day what they were doing and left it spotless each evening. She can shower on her own again.
Daughter of a clientWet room, Suffolk
SAMPLE

Sample testimonials — to be replaced with real, permissioned quotes.

SHEET06

Document transmittal: the procurement pack.

Everything a supplier questionnaire or framework application usually asks for, issued as one set and kept current.

Document set is illustrative — files to be supplied. Frameworks and references available on request.

Download full pack (ZIP)
SHEET07

Send us the brief.

Referrals, schedules to price, or a question from a family member — the same office answers them all.

Telephone

01603 000 000

Email

enquiries@reeveandson.example

Office hours Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. Out of hours, leave a message and we will call back the next working morning.

Covering
Norfolk & Suffolk
Referrals
OTs, council grants teams, home improvement agencies, housing associations
Response
Same working day acknowledgement*
Office
[Office address — to be supplied]