Yesterday. my elderly father informed me that he had difficulty getting over the upstairs thresholds with his wheelchair. I went to HD looked around for something beveled to make a gentler slope. Bought some wooden door molding and cut to fit. I quickly finished the job, but after testing it out, I realized I should have bought something with a smoother and gentler slope. I probably should have bought long pieces of clapboard cut them up and layered them.
I posted pictures of the new 'ramps'.
There are wires riding along both sides of this 'problem' threshold. They push the ramp above the threshold making navigation more difficult. Was thinking of buying some sort of sander/grinder just to make it level for now. Would this be feasible or would I be better off cutting the top edge with a handsaw?
Permanent alterative: After looking at the commercially available products I thought of buying rubber rubber door mats to cover these thresholds. I'd build up a tiered wooden platform. Then place the doormat over the threshold and platform. Any other suggestions would be more than welcome. Thanks!
Commercially made ramps can be costly...
Rubber ramp