We make the home you love safer to stay in — curbless showers, slip-proof floors, barrier-free bathrooms — and beautiful enough that no one would ever notice they're accessible.
A slip in the bathroom happens more often than you'd think, and most falls at home are fully preventable.
It usually comes down to a few things the house was never designed for — like a tub that's a few inches too high, a doorway that's too tight, or stairs that feel steeper every year. Left unattended, those small things are what push people into a retirement home years before they're ready, paying tens of thousands a year for care. A simple aging in place renovation prevents falls and gives people the freedom to live independently, for as long as they want.
The biggest worry most people in Toronto have about an aging in place renovation comes down to looks. Everyone wants a safer home, but usually not at the expense of a beautiful one.
That's exactly what our design-build process is built to solve. We work the safety features in where you'd never notice them — grab bars matched to your finishes, and aging in place principles applied so seamlessly the room just reads as a beautiful bathroom. We install curbless showers you walk straight into, slip-proof floors, wider doorways, and a stair lift or a ramp out front only when you absolutely need one.
Every element of your home is designed around how you live now and how you want to keep living for years to come. Your home adapts to your habits, so you don't have to adapt your habits to your home.
One point of contact for aging in place bathrooms, ramps, full home remodels, and continued estate care services.
An accessible bathroom can look beautiful and cut the risk of a fall. We build curbless walk-in showers, install grab bars matched to your finishes, and design the space so it's safe without ever looking clinical.
We design and build kitchens that stay comfortable and easy to use at any age — pull-out storage, comfort-height counters, and lever hardware — without giving up the look you want.
Planning a full home remodel in your 50s or 60s? Consider adding subtle accessibility features like wider doorways, zero-step transitions, and open concept layouts — or go all out with a residential elevator to carry those travel suitcases up and down without breaking a sweat.
Getting in and out of the house shouldn't be a chore. We build wheelchair ramps, zero-threshold entries, and low-maintenance decks and patios that keep your outdoor space open to you — designed to suit your home, your lifestyle, and your flourishing backyard garden.
Nobody knows your home better than the team that built it. Seasonal maintenance, the odd repair, warranty coverage — we stay on call throughout the year to look after your home, whether you're here or down by the beach in Florida.
iNSEQUENCE Design Build is a certified CHBA Adaptiv Home Renovator, trained by the Canadian Home Builders' Association in universal design, fall prevention, and accessible renovation. Every aging in place renovation is planned around safety, accessibility, and long-term independence — including accessible bathroom renovations, curbless and walk-in showers, walk-in tubs, wider doorways, grab bars, comfort-height fixtures, and barrier-free home modifications. The Adaptiv certification means each accessible renovation follows recognized universal design and fall-prevention standards, keeping the home safe, accessible, and beautiful for years to come.
Every recommendation is built around your home, your family, and where you want to be now and in ten, twenty years from now — not just a generic checklist. We read your home in person, plan around how you actually live, and look ahead to the things that could force you out of your home. We anticipate problems before they become problems.
Backed by a 2-year workmanship warranty on every project.
This is a short version of the Home Readiness Plan we use to assess your home for risk factors. The full version is a 240-point assessment with recommendations from an occupational therapist. Go through it below, or download it and check it off by hand.
↓ Download the Printable Checklist (PDF)Driveway and walkways smooth? Adequate lighting around the house and in the garage? Handrails where needed?
A ramp, if needed? Any tripping hazards, like excessively high door thresholds? A no-skid deck surface? Doors easy to open and lock?
Tripping hazards, like rugs, removed or secured? Adequate lighting? Flush thresholds? A light switch at both ends of the hall?
A stair lift or elevator? Laundry on the main floor? Master bedroom on the main floor? Wider doorways? An open main-floor layout? A home assistant device for emergencies?
A walk-in shower? Non-slip tiled floor? Grab bars? Bath products at chest height? Hooks to hang brushes and loofahs? A handheld shower head? Anti-scald controls?
Good natural and artificial lighting? Heated floors? A heated bidet? Easy to mix the water temperature? A vanity at a comfortable height so you're not bending over?
Walkways wide enough? Easy pull-out shelves in the lower cabinets? A Lazy Susan? Enough counter space to prep food, and a seated work zone?
Good lighting around the kitchen? Easy-to-grip hardware? Counter height adjusted so you're not bending over? Flush transitions between rooms?
You've got two ways to start, depending on your plans.
$699 for the plan on its own, $1,699 with a full OT assessment.
Even with an airtight application, programs like March of Dimes and CMHC can take months to receive approval. The Home Readiness Plan combined with an OT Assessment gives you the best possible chance of receiving funding — and we help you submit a strong application. Programs our clients tap into:
Other routes like a reverse mortgage or a HELOC can help too. Amounts and eligibility are set by each program and change over time — we'll point you to the ones that fit your situation.
Financing tools available to you — iFinance, a HELOC, a line of credit — are all useful for one purpose only: to move your project forward while you're waiting on approval from programs like March of Dimes. The iFinance loan is open-ended, with no fixed payoff schedule, so you can get a head start now and apply your March of Dimes funding straight to the balance once it comes through.
They don't replace the certainty you need before committing to your project. An aging in place bathroom will improve your quality of life only if you can sleep soundly at night knowing the finances are covered.
We offer financing as a resource, and guidance on how best to fund your renovation.
Begin the build while your March of Dimes application is still in progress, instead of missing out on a safer home for months.
A fully accessible bathroom on a fully manageable monthly payment — instead of one large cost up front.
When your grant, rebate, or tax credit hits your bank account, apply it straight to your balance.
*On credit approval. The monthly figure is a representative example and varies by project size and financing terms.
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The Adaptiv Home Renovator™ designation is a certification from the Canadian Home Builders' Association, built on universal design principles and aging-in-place construction practices. There are only 7 certified contractors in the GTA with the designation. It means the people overseeing your renovation have formal training in how homes should be modified for changing mobility, balance, and sensory needs — a specialty worth insisting on when you're considering aging in place.
A Home Readiness Plan is a structured, room-by-room assessment of your home from an accessibility standpoint. It identifies current and near-future risks, recommends specific modifications, and produces a prioritized action plan you can act on now or phase over time. Cost: $699–$1,699 + HST. It's optional, but worth doing before any major scope of work if you're planning several modifications across the home.
It depends on the scope. Typical ranges, before HST:
Tub-to-shower conversion: $12,000–$15,000
Full 5×8 bathroom: $20,000–$25,000
Standard 10×9 master bathroom: $30,000–$35,000
Master bathroom with structural changes & city permits: $45,000–$60,000
Universal kitchen: $35,000–$80,000+
Every home is different, so you'll get a fixed price specific to yours before any work starts. Book a consultation.
In most cases, yes. A private retirement home can run $50,000 to $80,000 a year, per person — often more than $1 million over 20 years — and that money is spent, not recovered. An aging in place renovation is a one-time cost: most bathroom projects fall between $12,000 and $35,000, and the work adds value to a home you keep. Grants, tax credits, and financing can bring the out-of-pocket cost down further. Every family's situation is different, but for many the math favours staying home.
Yes. Federal tax credits, provincial programs, and grants like March of Dimes can all help. See the Funding & Grants section above for what each one covers, who qualifies, and how we help you apply.
Yes — and early builder involvement is what makes it possible. When your design-build team is involved from the first drawing, universal design gets built into the accessible bathroom renovation instead of bolted on at the end. On major accessibility projects especially, early builder involvement prevents the blatantly accessible, institutional look — curbless showers that read like any custom bathroom, grab bars matched to your finishes, comfort-height fixtures that are simply better for everyone. The safety is there all along and working, but no one would notice which features are aging in place modifications and which are just good design.
Tub-to-shower conversions: 3–5 days. Fully accessible bathroom renovation: 3–6 weeks. A fully accessible kitchen can take 4–8 weeks to complete. We'll give you a specific timeline in your quote before anything starts.
Not always, but we recommend their input. If you have an OT, we're experienced collaborating with regulated health professionals to make sure the renovation aligns with their clinical recommendations. If you don't have one and would benefit from a formal assessment first, we can facilitate that for you.
Start your project by booking a discovery call with a Certified Adaptiv™ Home Consultant.
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