
The best time to make a home work for the next 20 years is during a remodel you're already doing — when blocking costs pennies and good design choices are free. Banner has helped three generations of Reno clients stay comfortably in the homes they love.
The big-impact changes
- Curbless showers — the flagship upgrade: stunning today, step-free forever
- Grab-bar blocking — plywood reinforcement hidden in the walls during any bath remodel, so bars can mount anywhere later
- Comfort-height fixtures — toilets and vanities at heights that are simply nicer for every body
- Wider doorways — 36-inch openings during a remodel cost little; retrofits cost plenty
- Lighting — layered, bright, switched where you actually enter rooms; motion-lit paths to the bathroom
- Lever handles & slip-smart flooring — small details, daily difference
Design that doesn't look 'medical'
The modern version of accessible design is invisible: a linear-drain curbless shower reads as luxury spa, not hospital. Blocking hides in walls. Comfort heights look intentional because they are. Nobody walking into a well-designed aging-in-place bath sees anything but a beautiful bathroom.
Why plan it now
Retrofitting after a fall or diagnosis is expensive, rushed, and emotionally hard. Building it into a remodel you already want costs a fraction and removes the future crisis entirely. It's the highest-return insurance a homeowner can buy.
Multi-generational by design
These same choices make homes work for visiting parents, recovering athletes, and toddlers alike. Universal design is just good design.
Start the conversation
Whether it’s your forever home or your parents’, we design and build baths and interiors that keep working. Free estimates: (775) 787-1966.