Hawaii incorporates accessibility into the building code. A modest remodel can require you to improve the path from the parking stall to the new work. Owners feel ambushed. The code is not ambushing anyone. The bid was incomplete.
Common triggers
New reception counters, restroom remodels, door replacements, and changes in primary function areas. Clinics and dental offices see this constantly.
We flag it at pricing so the restroom is in the number, not in a change order after framing.
- Path of travel. Parking, ramps, doors, and the route inside.
- Restrooms. Clearances, grab bars, lav height. The expensive little room.
- Counters. A portion at accessible height. Plan it in millwork, not as a saw-cut later.
Do it once
Retrofitting a restroom after the floor is down is demolition. Designing it in is a drawing.
JD Pacific Hawaii walks this with the architect on the first plan set, especially on dental and medical.
Accessibility is not a vibe. It is dimensions.
If you have a Maui clinic remodel that looks small, have us read the drawings for accessibility before you fall in love with the budget. That read is the budget.