Licensed #EASTGB744B1. Insured. Senior discounts available. Eastside Grab Bars is based in Issaquah, owned and operated by Mark Costello. The shop is on South East May Valley Road, and most client visits happen within a 15 minute drive of it. Issaquah residents who need grab bars, non-slip floor treatment, safer lighting, or a full home safety assessment can usually be scheduled within a few days.
Issaquah has a large and growing population of older adults who want to stay in the homes they have lived in for decades. That is what this business exists to support. Fall prevention work in Issaquah is personal for Mark because many of his neighbors are his clients.
Issaquah is a city of hills, split-level homes, and bathrooms that were built long before anyone thought about aging in place. Many of the houses in Squak Mountain, Issaquah Highlands, Talus, Providence Point, Klahanie, and the older neighborhoods along Front Street were built between the 1970s and 1990s, when tub-shower combos with high step-overs were the standard. Those bathrooms were fine for a 40-year-old homeowner. They are a real hazard for the same person 35 years later.
The terrain does not help either. Steep driveways, long entry stairways, and split-level floor plans with half-flights between every room are common here. A single well-placed grab bar at a landing or a set of non-slip-treated entry steps can mean the difference between staying home and moving into assisted living.
Living and working in Issaquah means knowing how houses in this city are built. The split-levels on Squak Mountain have a different framing style than the newer homes in Issaquah Highlands. Older homes off Front Street often have real plaster walls that need a different anchor approach than modern drywall. Homes in Providence Point, one of the largest senior communities in King County, have HOA rules that affect what can be installed and where. Those details come from working in these homes every week.
Mark started this business after watching his own aging family members face the same safety problems Issaquah clients face now. After retiring from the US Small Business Administration in Seattle in 2021, he built Eastside Grab Bars as a practical, local, and hands-on next chapter.
Mark holds the Aging in Place Home Safety Advisor designation through Age Safe America, the largest aging-in-place advocacy organization in the country. He also volunteers with Rebuilding Together Seattle, where grab bars and safety upgrades have gone into senior homes across King County, including many right here in Issaquah. That volunteer work has provided real hands-on experience with every kind of home this city has.
Clients in Issaquah often say the same thing after an install. The bars look better than they expected, the work was quieter than they thought it would be, and the person who stood up from the toilet that afternoon felt steadier than they had in months. That feedback is what the business is built on. No paid ads run. Most new clients come from a neighbor, a friend in a walking group at Lake Sammamish, or a social worker who knows the work.
Call Mark at (425) 522-8663, or send a message through the contact form for a same-day response. In-home safety assessments are available across Issaquah and the rest of East King County, usually within a few days of the call. Senior discounts on labor are available on request.
Senior discounts are available.
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