Layers 5 & 6 · Marketplace
The ideal path is assessment, then need, then specification, then a short list — not a catalog. Functional scoring is never affected by a commercial relationship, and sponsored placement is labeled.
Halden
Load-rated support that reads as a towel bar and a shelf edge.
Specified by: No wall reinforcement behind the shower or beside the toilet.
Requires blocking or a 2x backer. Professional install advised.
$248
Verrin
Enables a single-plane curbless floor with a concealed drain line.
Specified by: The only full bathroom requires stepping over a 17-inch tub edge.
Requires slab recess or joist modification.
$392
Ravel
Returns to the wall past the bottom tread so the last step is felt, not guessed.
Specified by: The main stair has a handrail on one side only, ending before the bottom tread.
Handyman, half day.
$465
Lumen Field
Puts light on the tread, not in the eye — the distinction that matters with vision change.
Specified by: Stair and hallway light levels measure roughly a third of the recommended target.
Electrician if no existing box.
$179
Fielder
Operable with a forearm or a closed hand.
Specified by: Four interior doors use round knobs.
Self-install, 15 minutes per door.
$86 / door
Lumen Field
Raises prep-counter light to target without a ceiling change.
Specified by: Under-cabinet task lighting is absent at the primary prep counter.
Best during cabinetry work.
$132
Design marketplace
A warm modern bath that reads as design, not equipment — and removes the household's single biggest structural limit.
$18,000–$34,000 · 7 specified components
Regrades the walk to meet the threshold flush, keeping the stone and the planting beds intact.
$3,800–$9,500 · 4 specified components
Turns the den and powder room into a bedroom and full bath — the change that determines whether staying is possible at all.
$28,000–$62,000 · 5 specified components