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Can the same contractor handle multiple modifications in one project?

Short answer

Yes — and bundling is typically cheaper than separate visits. A whole-home aging-in-place retrofit coordinates bathrooms, lighting, doorway widening, ramps, and reinforced walls in a single project under one CAPS-certified design lead. Most network pros also handle smaller bundles (e.g., grab bars + improved lighting + threshold replacement).

More detail

Bundling saves cost in three ways: a single mobilization (the contractor only sets up and tears down once), shared materials (drywall repair, paint, fasteners), and a single project-management overhead instead of three. A three-item bundle (grab bars + threshold work + pathway lighting) is typically 15-25% cheaper than the same items quoted as three separate visits.

Whole-home retrofits go further: a CAPS-certified designer audits every room, then a single coordinated project executes the full retrofit — accessible bathrooms, kitchen reach and lift, ramps, widened 36-inch doorways, layered lighting, slip-resistant flooring, reinforced walls. The audit-then-execute pattern is dramatically more cost-effective than addressing modifications reactively over multiple years.

The right bundle size depends on the patient's current and near-term needs and the family's budget horizon. The matched contractor walks through which items belong in the minimum bundle, which belong in a universal-design overlay, and which can safely wait.

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