| ▲ | fishpen0 a day ago | |
> cheap changes such as ramps My aunt has MS. It cost her nearly $10k to have a _used_ aluminum ramp installed for her house. She can't come to my house because the gap between the buildings that leads to my door is too narrow for a wheelchair and would require is to get two different building owners, who are not our landlord, to agree to have their building modified to make room for it. It would easily cost 50k+ to actually rebuild two buildings and the sidewalk into a functioning ramp that is the correct slope for a chair. | ||
| ▲ | scottlamb a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
Agree with your broader point, but out of curiosity: > It cost her nearly $10k to have a _used_ aluminum ramp installed for her house. Why so expensive? I did a quick search, and the only way I could get a (new) aluminum ramp up to $10k was by selecting the 30-foot platform model, [1] which I'd guess would be excessive in most cases. I'm not counting installation fees but it looks like something I could do myself in an hour, and I'm not that handy. [1] https://reliableramps.com/collections/aluminum-wheelchair-ra... | ||
| ▲ | giantg2 a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I used cheap as a relative term. But $10k for a ramp seems like someone got gouged. A couple hundred in lumber etc and a couple hundred for labor is doable in many cases. I see those wooden ramps at homes often. | ||