ADAPTATION OF FLATS IN CONCRETE SLAB BUILDINGS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. ISSUES, COSTS, REIMBURSEMENT OPTIONS, COMPARISONS

Area	Technology and time of build / prices
	brick (until 1969)	pre-fab concrete slabs	brick (1970-1989)	new brick (after 1989)	apartments from 2011 ¹	base built 2018 ²
< 20 m²	5450 – 5550	-	-	-	-	-
20 – 25 m²	4150 – 5850	5200-6800	5200 – 5950	-	-	-
25.1 – 30	3950 – 6850	4150-5550	4150 – 5900	5050 – 5750	5300-5950	5350-6500
30.1 – 40	3900 – 6450	3650-5300	4400 – 5800	4050 – 6550	5350-7750	4900-6100
40.1 – 50	3650 – 6750	3500-5200	3450 – 4700	4450 – 7750	4900-7750	3950-6000
50.1 – 60	3650 – 5600	3150-4950	3250 – 5550	3350 – 5950	5000-6450	3900-5890
60.1 – 70	3400 – 5300	2950-4800	3550 – 5150	3200 – 6350	5200-7400	3900-5400
< 70	3750 – 5000	2200-4550	4700 – 4850	2500 – 7850	4900-7100	3900-6300 ³

1 Collated by the author; based on relevant data from chosen estate agencies

21 Not including the prices of furnished apartments where prices reach 12500 PLN per square metre

32 Not including the prices of a recent development where a square meter in the smallest flat was at 8000 – 9000 PLN, and in flats of 150 m² – approximately 6600 PLN.

43 Prices for 100 m² flats; bigger flats are at 2400–4000 PLN

A. Apartment type M3 in OWT-67 technology. Source: author based on [29]
B. Adjustment of the apartment to the needs of the disabled, proposed changes. Source: author

A. Apartment type M3 in WUF-T technology. Source: author based on [29]
B. Adjustment of the apartment to the needs of the disabled, proposed changes. Source: author

A. Apartment type M3 in WWP technology. Source: author based on [29]
B. Adjustment of the apartment to the needs of the disabled, proposed changes. Source: author

A. Apartment type M3 in Szczecin System. Source: author based on [29]
B. Adjustment of the apartment to the needs of the disabled, proposed changes. Source: author

A. Apartment type M3 in W-70 technology. Source: author based on [29]
B. Adjustment of the apartment to the needs of the disabled, proposed changes. Source: author

A. Apartment typeM3 in SBM-75 technology. Source: author based on [29]
B. Adjustment of the apartment to the needs of the disabled, proposed changes. Source: author

A. Apartment type M3 in OWT-75 technology. Source: author based on [29]
B. Adjustment of the apartment to the needs of the disabled, proposed changes. Source: author

Table 2.

Indicative comparison of the costs of adapting an M3 flat to the needs of the disabled (adjustments shown in Figures B); built in dif-ferent technologies

Purchasing and construction	Cost in a particular building system
	OWT-67	WUF-T	WWP	Szczecinski	W-70	SBM-75	OWT-5
modernization works without bathroom equipment (PLN)
demolition of partition walls,	1850	5900	1300	2100	2500	3750	3450
widening of the opening for the bathroom door	250	-	250	250	250	250	250
fixing of the wall around the new door opening	400	-	400	400	400	400	-
erecting a partition wall (with the material - plasterboard)	-	260	-	-	-	500	700
floor replacement (terracotta – 41.50 PLN / m²)	900	950	950	1050	1050	1150	1250
replacement of wall tiles (glaze – 41,50 PLN / m²)	2700	2900	2950	2950	2800	2950	3600
purchase and door installation	600	1300	600	600	600	600	600
replacement/installation of water and sewage plumbing systems	1100	1100	1700	1100	1100	1700	1700
installation of plumbing fixtures	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000
repairs to/replacement of electrical installation	650	900	750	650	650	1000	1100
total:	9 450	14 310	9 450	10 100	10 350	13 300	13 650
purchase of bathroom equipment and assembly (PLN)
purchase of Washbasin/s, Toilet Bowl, Shower Tray	1300
Shower	800
Bidet Toilet Seat	550
Taps	1000
total cost of modernization with bathroom equipment	13 100	17 960	13 100	13 750	14 000	16 950	17 300
total cost with the use of no tray shower*	14 900	19 760	14 900	15 550	15 800	18 750	19 100
the possibility of inserting a bath for the disabled **	NO	YES 160x75	NO	NO	YES 170x75	YES 170x75	NO

1* Using a no-tray shower add: shower +900, cabin +700, liner 200.

2** The examples given are illustrated (drawings XB). In the case of purchasing of a bathtub for the disabled, the price of the bath needs be added at 170 × 75 – 4200 PLN, 160 × 75 – 3900 PLN, 135 × 75 – 5400 PLN, (data from Polimat) and the shower and shower tray installation at approx. 1400 PLN should be detracted from the repair cost

Table 3.

Flat Accessibility Chart ¹

Flat Accessibility Chart
Door lock below 120 cm	YES	NO
Threshold (if any) lower than 2 cm	YES	NO
150x150 cm free manoeuvring space when doors are open	YES	NO
Does every room have an opening (door) of 80-90 cm wide?	YES	NO
Is it possible to insert sliding doors into the rooms?	YES	NO
Is there enough room to rotate a wheelchair by 180°?	YES	NO
Is the kitchen open-plan or has an entrance opening of minimum 90 cm?	YES	NO
Electrical and light switches are located at 90-120 cm.	YES	NO
Are the plugs located at a height of 20-30 cm from the floor?	YES	NO
Does the bathroom have a manoeuvrable space equivalent to Ø 150 cm?	YES	NO
Will the bathroom have such space after replacing the bathtub with a shower?	YES	NO
Is there enough room to position the wheelchair next to the toilet seat?	YES	NO
Is there enough room for mounting brackets on both sides of the toilet seat (including at least one that is movable)?	YES	NO
In the case of a separate small WC toilet is the toilet seat accessible from the main bathroom?	YES	NO

11 the more YES answers, the more accessible the flat is

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2019-032 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 (formerly 1899-0142) | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Nov 12, 2018

Accepted on: Sep 9, 2019

Published on: Oct 18, 2019

Published by: Silesian University of Technology

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Keywords:

Adaptations in flats,

Bathroom,

Disabled people,

Multi-family housing,

Flat accessibility charter

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Architecture and design,

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