Front door Access

theme79
theme79 Scope Member Posts: 51 Empowering
in Everyday life

I have had my Q300mini for over a year now and it’s great ! But I have only managed to get out of my flat with a huge amount of effort by my wife and two ramps - as the threshold on the new build ground floor flat, is too high (builder said even high for bipeds)

I had a quote but it was £2,200 and even then what they offered was a kind of online portal with what still looked like a raised threshold.

I can’t get any help from nhs or social services as I have a pension savings (reducing quickly as I age with my disability and have carer costs again I pay)

Anyone know of a solution re who could do this (few in north uk but none in London) and are there any finding options.

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  • SeasideAnne
    SeasideAnne Scope Member Posts: 36 Contributor

    Hi, As far as I know all doors to the outside of buildings seem to have a threshold of some sort and even the 'low' ones aren't flat. I have the same problem here. I wish I could tell you I had an answer. If there's someone here that has a good idea, that would be great.

  • JennieWren
    JennieWren Online Community Member Posts: 90 Empowering

    I guess the raised threshold is to prevent flooding. The local council may be able to assist you and have a list of authorised builders eg similar for getting the front kerb dropped for driveway access? I think my friend has a ramp and has portable ones for getting in to our houses.

  • theme79
    theme79 Scope Member Posts: 51 Empowering
    edited January 2025

    Sadly the threshold is to do with poor quality and designed new build developers nothing to do with flood as with many other issues from roofing to electrics!

    The council are totally unable to assist in anyway from care support or even advice to non-existent OT. I have had to source my own suppliers and private OT.

    It’s sad that after living all my adult and much of my childhood as a severely disabled person now being also ‘elderly’ I have to experience even less support and access priority - kind of double whammy!

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