Skip to content

Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Vital Ease — home modification and maintenance solutions
+61 3 8658 1358

Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

A doorway your wheelchairfits through.

Wider doorways, new doors, and sliding doors, for when your wheelchair or walker won’t fit through. Across Victoria and New South Wales.

Get a quoteCall +61 3 8658 1358
A single internal doorway with a white hinged door open into a living room, white trim, and a level timber floor

It fits the room,not the door.

Doorways in many older homes are too narrow for a wheelchair. A doorway can look wide enough and still not work, especially off a hallway.

Widening a doorway is building work: the frame comes out, the wall is cut, and everything is patched and painted. It is a bigger job, and sometimes it is the only thing that works.

Book a draftsperson visit

A single-width bathroom doorway with a white cavity sliding door recessed into the wall, a flush pull, and a level tiled floor

What wecan do.

  • Widen a doorway

    Make an existing doorway wider, so a wheelchair or walker fits through easily.

  • Make a new doorway

    Put a door where it works better, such as straight into a bathroom or out to the garden.

  • Fit a new door

    A swing door or a sliding door, chosen so it is easy to open with one hand.

  • Level the floor

    A smooth join between the rooms, with no lip in the new doorway.

  • Move light switches

    If the new doorway covers a switch, an electrician moves it. It is included in the quote.

  • Patch and paint

    The wall around the doorway is patched, plastered, and painted, so it looks finished.

Vital Ease at a glance

Projects completed
2,000+

Projects completed

Agreements with Home Care Package and NDIS providers
250+

Agreements with Home Care Package and NDIS providers

Valued customers
1,000+

Valued customers

  • NDIS — National Disability Insurance Scheme registered provider
  • State-wide Equipment Program approved supplier
  • Home Care Packages approved provider

Types ofdoors.

Mostly decided by how much wall there is beside the doorway.

  • Swing doors

    The usual door: simple, reliable, and the cheapest. But it needs room to swing, which a small room may not have.

  • Cavity sliding doors

    The door slides into the wall, so it takes no floor space at all. Best for small rooms and tight hallways.

  • Wall sliding doors

    The door slides along the outside of the wall on a track. Less work than a cavity door, but it needs clear wall beside it.

Get a quoteCall +61 3 8658 1358

How itworks.

  1. Design visit

    We measure the doorway, check how your wheelchair comes through it, and find out what is inside the wall.

  2. Drawings and a fixed price

    Set out so your funding body can approve them. Nothing starts until it is approved.

  3. The building work

    The old frame comes out, the opening is cut wider, and the wall is strengthened where needed.

  4. New door and finishing

    The new door is hung, the floor levelled, and the wall patched, plastered, and painted.

  5. Backed by warranty

    All work is done by licensed tradespeople and backed by the relevant warranties.

Maybe it’s the door,not the doorway.

Often it is. A door that won’t stay open, swings the wrong way, or has a lip underneath can be fixed in an afternoon. The wall isn’t touched.

See door solutions

A separate toilet with a lever-handled door opening outwards, leaving the floor in front of the toilet clear

Not sure what you need? Call us for a free phone consultation, and we’ll talk you through the options. No obligation.

Get a quoteCall +61 3 8658 1358

Questions

What people ask aboutdoor widening.

Frequently Asked Questions

How wide does a doorway need to be for a wheelchair?
What matters is the clear gap when the door is fully open, not the size of the door. The way you approach matters too: coming from a hallway needs more width than coming straight on. We measure both with your own wheelchair, and the drawings show the width you will get.
Should I widen the door or reverse it?
Price the reversal first. Making the door swing the other way costs much less, and in a small bathroom it often gives back all the room you need. Widening is the answer when the doorway itself is too narrow. We will tell you honestly which yours needs.
Can any wall be widened?
Most can, but what is inside the wall affects the cost. A wall that holds up the roof needs a strong beam over the new opening. Pipes or wiring in the way add work. We check at the design stage, which is why we can’t quote from a photo.
Will you repaint the room afterwards?
We patch, plaster, and paint the wall around the doorway so it looks finished. We don’t repaint the whole room. New paint won’t match old paint exactly, so matching it means painting every wall, which is a separate decorating job.
Will the NDIS pay for door widening?
Often, yes. It is a complex home modification under the NDIS, so it needs an occupational therapist’s assessment and drawings, and takes longer to approve. Because it so often makes a bathroom or bedroom usable again, it is usually well supported when the papers are done properly.
Can I have a doorway widened if I rent?
Only with the owner’s written permission, because the wall itself is changed. We can explain the work simply, so you can ask your agent. If the answer is no, a door reversal or new hinges may still help.

Can’t see your question? Call us on +61 3 8658 1358 — we’re happy to talk it through.

More from Vital Ease

The rest of whatwe do.

See all services

Let us make your homework for you.

Ready to start your modification journey? Contact our team.

Ready to make your home safer and more accessible? Our team is here to help from your first consultation through to the final handover. Let’s talk about what’s possible for your home.

+61 3 8658 1358Contact us
Open
Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Serving
Melbourne & Sydney

Before you go

Still working outwhat your home needs?

A five-minute call is usually enough to tell you what is possible and roughly what it costs — no obligation, no pressure.

Call +61 3 8658 1358