Accessible bathrooms · Cork

Accessible bathrooms in Cork

A bathroom that's safe to use for years: a level shower, rails, the right toilet, and the grants that pay for it.

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€5,000 to €12,000a level-access shower room
Up to €8,000Mobility Aids Grant
Up to €40,000Housing Adaptation Grant
Beforeapproval comes before any work starts

Real bathrooms

Before and after

Real bathrooms, before and after the work.

Before: A narrow bathroom with a bath under the window, and the same room with a glass walk-in shower — Bath out, walk-in shower in. A narrow bathroom: the bath under the window replaced by a walk-in shower, with a heated towel rail and a vanity unit.

After: A narrow bathroom with a bath under the window, and the same room with a glass walk-in shower — Bath out, walk-in shower in. A narrow bathroom: the bath under the window replaced by a walk-in shower, with a heated towel rail and a vanity unit.

Before: The bathroom stripped to bare brick, and the same room with the shower tray in and the walls tiled — The same room, mid-job. Stripped back to the brick, then a low shower tray, tanking and the walls tiled before the glass goes in.

After: The bathroom stripped to bare brick, and the same room with the shower tray in and the walls tiled — The same room, mid-job. Stripped back to the brick, then a low shower tray, tanking and the walls tiled before the glass goes in.

Before: An old corner basin with cracked tiles, and a new vanity basin with a lit mirror — Basin and vanity. The old corner basin out, a vanity unit with storage and a lit mirror in. The walls are still in primer here.

After: An old corner basin with cracked tiles, and a new vanity basin with a lit mirror — Basin and vanity. The old corner basin out, a vanity unit with storage and a lit mirror in. The walls are still in primer here.

The short answer

Accessible bathrooms in Cork: the short answer

An accessible bathroom usually means a level-access shower where the bath was, grab rails, a comfort-height toilet and a non-slip floor. In Cork it costs about €5,000 to €12,000. Cork City Council or Cork County Council pays up to €8,000 under the Mobility Aids Grant or up to €40,000 under the Housing Adaptation Grant, if you apply before the work starts.

What goes in

What an accessible bathroom has

A level-access shower: no tray edge to step over, a floor laid to fall to the drain, and room for a seat or a wheelchair.
Grab rails by the toilet and in the shower, fixed into solid wall or a timber pattress.
A comfort-height toilet, about 50 mm higher than standard.
A non-slip floor and a thermostatic shower valve, so the water can't scald.
A wider door, opening out, if a wheelchair or frame has to get in.

The order

Do it in this order

Get an occupational therapist's report if the council needs one.
Get a written price for the work.
Apply to Cork City Council or Cork County Council.
Wait for approval. Nothing starts before it.
The work is done, inspected, and the grant is paid.

How the grants work has the detail.

Price guide

Accessible bathroom prices in Cork

Typical prices for bathroom work in Cork, from what jobs here cost. Your own price comes in writing, after the company has seen the room.

By bathroom

Bathroom	Typical cost	What moves the price
Bath out, walk-in shower in	€4,500 to €8,000	The rest of the room stays. Moving the waste adds to it.
Wet room	€5,000 to €12,000	Timber or concrete floor, where the drain goes, the tiles.
Accessible bathroom, level-access shower	€5,000 to €12,000	Rails, a seat and the door width. Council grants can pay for most of it.

Labour and materials together. Ask for the VAT to be shown on your written price: the council grants don't cover VAT.

Questions

Questions people ask us

How much is an accessible bathroom in Cork?

A level-access shower in place of the bath, with grab rails and a non-slip floor, costs about €5,000 to €12,000 in Cork. The council grants can pay for most of it.

What grant can I get?

The Mobility Aids Grant pays up to €8,000 for household incomes up to €37,500. The Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability pays up to €40,000. Both come from Cork City Council or Cork County Council.

Can the work start before the grant is approved?

No. Apply first and wait for approval. Work that starts before approval isn't grant-aided.

Do I need an occupational therapist?

For the Housing Adaptation Grant, the council usually wants an occupational therapist's report setting out the work. Your public health nurse or GP can point you to one.

Can a downstairs toilet be turned into a shower room?

Often, if there's room for a shower about 900 mm square and the waste can drop to the drain. The company needs to see it.

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