Kitchen Accessibility Improvements in Columbus, Ohio

Transit & Flow Group installs kitchen-specific accessibility modifications for Central Ohio homes: lowered counter sections, accessible storage placed within easier reach, appliance positioning that works for a wheelchair or walker, and clearances that make the room usable rather than obstructed. This is the execution work inside the kitchen itself, once a layout and plan already exist. Enter your kitchen’s details and photos in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.

Is this the right service for you?

Kitchen Accessibility Improvements covers the physical, kitchen-specific execution work: lowering a counter section, repositioning appliances, adjusting cabinet and storage placement, and widening clearances between counters, islands, and appliances. It’s the right page if:

• You already know what your kitchen needs, a lower counter section, repositioned appliances, more reachable storage, and want the work done
• The need is specific to the kitchen itself, not a whole-home accessibility plan
• You’ve already had an accessibility planning conversation and are ready for construction
• A wheelchair, walker, or other mobility equipment doesn’t move easily between your counters, island, and appliances

If you haven’t planned this out yet and aren’t sure what changes would actually help, our published Accessibility Design page is the better starting point. That’s a whole-home planning service that assesses mobility needs, doorway widths, hardware, and layout across the entire house, including the kitchen, before anything is built. It hands off a concrete plan that this page can then execute in the kitchen specifically. And if your accessibility need spans more than just the kitchen, ramps, doorway widening, or hardware throughout the house, our published Accessibility Improvements page under our Handyman division covers that whole-home execution work. This page is specifically the kitchen: counters, storage, appliance positioning, and clearances, and nothing beyond that room.

How pricing works

Kitchen Accessibility Improvements is priced per modification, since a lowered counter section, a repositioned appliance, and an accessible storage retrofit are different scopes of work.

• Counter modifications. Lowering a section of counter, or building a lower work surface alongside a standard-height run, is priced by linear footage and whether cabinetry underneath needs to change to allow knee clearance.
• Appliance repositioning. Moving a cooktop, wall oven, or microwave to a more reachable height or location is priced based on whether plumbing, gas, or electrical connections need to move with it.
• Accessible storage. Pull-down shelving, lower cabinet configurations, and drawer-based storage in place of deep base cabinets are priced per cabinet run.
• Clearance work. Widening the path between counters, an island, and appliances sometimes means resizing or relocating cabinetry, priced based on how much of the layout is affected.

As general market context, not a Transit & Flow Group quote, HomeAdvisor’s 2025 data on accessible and universal design kitchen modifications cites project costs typically ranging from about $5,000 to $20,000 depending on how much of the kitchen’s layout, cabinetry, and appliance positioning is involved. Enter your kitchen’s details and photos in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate. Final scope and price subject to verification on site.

What’s included

• Lowering counter sections to an accessible height, with cabinetry adjusted for knee clearance where scoped
• Repositioning appliances (cooktop, wall oven, microwave, dishwasher) for easier reach and use
• Accessible storage solutions: pull-down shelving, lower cabinet configurations, and drawer-based storage
• Widening clearances between counters, islands, and appliances where the existing layout is too tight
• Coordination with plumbing, gas, or electrical trades where a repositioned appliance requires it

What’s not included

• Whole-home accessibility planning, layout, and hardware decisions, covered under our published Accessibility Design page
• Whole-home execution work outside the kitchen, such as ramps, doorway widening throughout the house, or hardware in other rooms, covered under our published Accessibility Improvements page
• Full kitchen remodels beyond the accessibility-specific scope, covered under our Kitchen Remodeling page
• Structural modifications to load-bearing walls, coordinated separately with the appropriate licensed trade
• Permit fees, which vary by municipality (permits and inspections may be required)

Central Ohio context

Kitchen accessibility needs show up differently depending on a home’s age and layout. Older kitchens in neighborhoods like Bexley, Upper Arlington, Worthington, and Clintonville were often built with fixed-height counters and deep base cabinets that assumed a single, standard user, with little room for a wheelchair or walker to maneuver between counters and appliances. Central Ohio’s multi-generational households increasingly need a kitchen that works for a family member with a permanent mobility need or a temporary one, without requiring a full remodel to get there. We treat this as kitchen-specific execution work: assess the counters, storage, and appliance positions in front of us, and modify what needs to change, without assuming a particular age or diagnosis.

Our process

1. Describe your kitchen’s accessibility need online. Which counters, appliances, or storage areas are involved, and photos, in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.
2. Book online or call (614) 382-0000.
3. On-site assessment. We measure counter heights, appliance positions, and clearances, and confirm what modification will actually solve the problem. Final scope and price subject to verification here.
4. Modification work. Counters, storage, and appliance positioning are adjusted per the agreed scope, with plumbing, gas, or electrical trades coordinated as needed.
5. Walkthrough. We test reach, clearance, and appliance access with you before considering the visit complete.

Services completed by appropriately qualified professionals where required.

Related services

If you haven’t planned your kitchen’s accessibility needs yet, start with our published Accessibility Design page. If your need spans more than the kitchen, see our published Accessibility Improvements page. Ready to make your kitchen work for how you actually move through it? Build a preliminary online estimate in the Estimate Builder, book online, or call Transit & Flow at (614) 382-0000.