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Still At Home Ottawa's aging in place services. Homes made safer, easier to live in and better cared for

11/01/2026

How to make a door up to 2 inches wider without replacing it?
Change the hinges.
With regular hinges, an open door still sits inside the doorway and takes up its own thickness. Swing-clear hinges swing the door right out of the opening and give back up to 2 inches of clear width. You keep the same door and the same frame, with no wall work.
That small difference is often what a walker or wheelchair needs to get through.
Ask about it at your free Home Safety Assessment.
stillathome.ca Β· 613.794.2040

10/30/2026

Aging in place starts at the front door.

This rail was measured on site and drawn before it was built. It runs along the brick, turns down the steps, and ends with a return so a sleeve or bag strap can’t catch on it. Aluminum rail, anti-slip grip, 1-year labour and 5-year material warranty.

Custom handrails in Ottawa, quoted on site. stillathome.ca Β· 613.794.2040

10/29/2026

Aging in place isn’t only grab bars. It’s also not having to climb a ladder in November.

One visit to this Ottawa flat roof: leaves cleared, eavestroughs cleaned, skylight and vents checked. Photos and a written report afterwards.

Book a roof and eavestrough visit before the snow. stillathome.ca Β· 613.794.2040

When you need a handrail, do not accept a verbal description or a napkin sketch.Ask for three things before you say yes:...
10/14/2026

When you need a handrail, do not accept a verbal description or a napkin sketch.

Ask for three things before you say yes:

A drawing you can read. Side view and plan view, with the rail height, where it turns, where each bracket and post anchors, and what it anchors into.
The code it is built to. In Ontario that is the Ontario Building Code and CSA B651 for accessibility: rail height, grip size, clearance from the wall, how the ends finish, and the load the anchors must hold.
Your options. Wall-mounted or post-mounted, where the rail returns, finish and colour, and what each choice costs.

The image here is a real page from a quote sent to a recent customer. Every part is numbered and explained in plain language. The homeowner saw exactly what they were getting before the first anchor went into the brick.

A handrail is something you trust with your weight every day. Raise your expectations.

Free Home Safety Assessment at stillathome.ca or 613.794.2040. Ottawa’s aging in place services.

Grab bars in, floors untouched. πŸ› οΈBefore any tool comes out, the hallway floor is covered and taped. Shoes off, drop she...
10/12/2026

Grab bars in, floors untouched. πŸ› οΈ

Before any tool comes out, the hallway floor is covered and taped. Shoes off, drop sheets down, and the home is left exactly as it was found, apart from two new stainless steel grab bars fixed to the wall structure.

Grab Bars, Supplied and Installed: two bars for $329, installed within 48 hours. Extra bars from $99.

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With Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! πŸŽ‰
10/08/2026

With Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! πŸŽ‰

Accessible does not mean medical. 🚿A curbless shower is simply a better shower: no step to climb, nothing to trip on, ea...
10/07/2026

Accessible does not mean medical. 🚿

A curbless shower is simply a better shower: no step to climb, nothing to trip on, easier to clean, and a bathroom that looks like a design magazine, not a hospital. The same room works at 45 and at 85.

Pictures from a recent Still at Home project in Ottawa. Walk-in and curbless showers, designed and built with linear drains, built-in niches and heated floors where wanted. Finalist, 2026 Housing Design Awards.

Free written quote. Grants and tax credits may apply.

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Two grab bars, installed the same day. πŸ›A landlord called about a tenant who needed support getting in and out of the tu...
10/06/2026

Two grab bars, installed the same day. πŸ›

A landlord called about a tenant who needed support getting in and out of the tub. Still at Home supplied and installed two stainless steel grab bars, angled along the tub and vertical at the entry, fixed to the wall structure, within hours of the call.

Grab Bars, Supplied and Installed: two bars for $329, installed within 48 hours. Extra bars from $99.

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This Bloomberg story stayed with us.It describes something we see in homes and at community events all the time. Almost ...
10/05/2026

This Bloomberg story stayed with us.

It describes something we see in homes and at community events all the time. Almost everyone wants to stay in the home they love, yet very few plan for it. Most decisions get made only after a fall, a hospital stay, or a big life change, when there are far fewer options.

We get it. Nobody wants to feel like they're "getting old." But a few thoughtful changes made early aren't about giving in. They're about staying independent, confident, and in charge of your own choices for years to come.

That's why we offer a free home safety walkthrough. No pressure, no sales pitch, just a friendly look at what could make everyday life easier.

When did you or your family first start talking about planning ahead?

10/05/2026

πŸ† stillathome.ca | We are a finalist at the 2026 Housing Design Awards!

Our renovation of this Ottawa split-level, "Split Level, Reimagined", has been named a finalist in two categories of the 43rd Housing Design Awards by Ottawa Home Builders' Association:

β€’ Renovation, $400,001 to $600,000
β€’ Alternative or Adaptive Spaces

Entries are judged anonymously by builders, architects and designers from across Canada.

Thank you to our team for their outstanding creative and quality work, to our trades, and to the homeowners who trusted us with their home. Winners are announced on November 7.

Thinking about your own kitchen, bathroom or main floor? We start with a free project visit and a written quote.

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πŸ”— stillathome.ca

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