Baby boomers remodel instead of moving
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2014
BY BARBARA WILLIAMS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
David Shanks longed for a bigger house. A roomy kitchen was on the list — he loved to cook and had a hard time whipping up specialties for his wife and two daughters in their old narrow one.
But his No. 1 priority was a shower stall in the bathroom large enough for him to maneuver without jamming his elbows against the tiles.
“We’ve always had a small house, including one small bathroom that I shared with three women,” said Shanks, a retired publishing executive. “I really wanted a shower where I could stretch my arms and not knock my elbows every time I moved.”
After the girls moved out following college graduation, Shanks and his wife, Elizabeth, were done with tuition bills and their mortgage was paid off. It’s a time when many empty nesters downsize, or find their dream home, or both.
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