It was clear to Russell Glickman from the beginning that his son, Michael, 26, was going to be the master of his own fate—despite facing tremendous odds. Deprived of oxygen before his birth, Michael was delivered at 251/2 weeks and weighed just over 2 pounds. His brain was damaged and his lungs were underdeveloped. Three […]
“Congratulations to Glickman Design Build. This is who you should call if you want to renovate your home. They took our extremely average house and introduced universal design principles so that our house works wonderfully for us and it looks amazing.” ~ Janice Shack-Marquez via LinkedIn regarding Blog on Glickman Design Build becoming a valuable member […]
Entrances, bathrooms and kitchens create logistical and aesthetic challenges. Retrofitting homes to provide ease and comfort for the disabled takes more than simply meeting accessibility standards. “You have to listen to your clients,” says Robin Burrill, a co-owner of Curb Appeal Renovations in Fort Worth, Texas. Curb Appeal recently renovated a home for a wheelchair-bound […]
‘Aging-in-place’ features for the home gain higher profile as baby boomers get older Edgewater home is built to accommodate couple as they age: When Tom and Susie McSweeny built their Edgewater, Md., house in 2013, they asked their architect to incorporate “aging-in-place” features — including an elevator, wide doorways to accommodate a wheelchair and a flat, […]
Congratulations to the Glickman Design Build team for their feature on WUSA-9’s 6 ‘o’ clock news segment! The segment highlights the significance of the Cassidy project and the family’s delight with the remodeling project that allows their son, Chris, to enter and exit the home freely. Watch this news segment on this page: If viewing […]
Washington Jewish Week: “Skillful renovation made the second-story, luxury addition on this Chevy Chase home look as if it had always been there.Glickman Design & Remodeling also received an award for this project.” The owners had bought the Chevy Chase, MD home with the idea of adding a luxurious bath to the stately brick home. But, they did […]
“A traditional house can adapt to all kinds of special requirements,” says remodeler and long-term Potomac resident Russ Glickman. “We’re now seeing more demand for plans that will serve all members of the family, and through all phases of their life. The challenge is in thinking through foreseeable needs, and planning for contingencies.”