LOML's back has reached the point that, although she can walk some, she has to use a wheel chair most of the time, especially when we go out. The manual chair she got at a yard sale is a good one but hard to manuever in the house. A few months ago the insurance company bought her a new power chair. In September, I built a ramp so she could get on the back porch.
While this made life easier inside, she was still confined to the house unless someone was with her to handle the manual chair for her. Back to the insurance company! Monday a service tech came out to install a Class III receiver and a power lift on her Jeep. The company that provided the equipment said they had never seen a lift approved that quick. Less that a week as opposed to some companies taking 2-3 months.
Now she has a power chair, a vehicle lift, a ramp to get on the porch
but...guess what
...No way to get to the car!
A pickup load each of sand and gravel, 6 bags of Portland cement, countless cuts and bruises on my hands, and a back ache from He** later...problem solved!
From the porch into the back yard.
Front walk into the yard to the driveway.
The last one was done Thursday and included repouring the corner section of the walk that was broken loose. A little over a half yard of concrete!
The ends of the short ramps were set about 1 1/2" above ground level to allow for expansion later into walks or pathways. The transition was smoothed out with 2" stepping stone set in sand.
Of course the older cat got out right after it was done and had to add his personal signature!
While this made life easier inside, she was still confined to the house unless someone was with her to handle the manual chair for her. Back to the insurance company! Monday a service tech came out to install a Class III receiver and a power lift on her Jeep. The company that provided the equipment said they had never seen a lift approved that quick. Less that a week as opposed to some companies taking 2-3 months.
Now she has a power chair, a vehicle lift, a ramp to get on the porch
but...guess what...No way to get to the car!A pickup load each of sand and gravel, 6 bags of Portland cement, countless cuts and bruises on my hands, and a back ache from He** later...problem solved!
From the porch into the back yard.
Front walk into the yard to the driveway.
The last one was done Thursday and included repouring the corner section of the walk that was broken loose. A little over a half yard of concrete!
The ends of the short ramps were set about 1 1/2" above ground level to allow for expansion later into walks or pathways. The transition was smoothed out with 2" stepping stone set in sand.
Of course the older cat got out right after it was done and had to add his personal signature!
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