[mikecane]

>>>especially if you use ladders instead of stairs.

Unless you break a leg or ankle or even an arm.

[gwern]

He could put in an elevator, lift, a paternoster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternoster), or really anything in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vertical_transportatio...

Given real estate prices, it may make more sense to build on a small lot vertically, and then install a device if necessary, than to buy a bigger lot.

[sliverstorm]

Unless I break both arms, or both legs, or an arm and a leg, I'm not letting that stop me!

[mikecane]

I almost broke an ankle once and lived in a place with stairs. Doing stairs with crutches was bad enough. I don't think I could have handled a ladder! Good luck.