The Biggest Blunders You Don’t Want to Make Choosing Shower Accessories

Learn 7 mistakes you don’t want to make choosing shower accessories and strategies to improve storage, seating, and safety.
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00:08 - Intro - The biggest blunders you don’t want to make choosing shower accessories
00:41 - Blunder 1 - Not utilizing storage space in the wall
1:06 - Blunder 2 - Overlooking height and accessory location
1:42 - Blunder 3 - Not adding wood blocking for future grab bars or fold down seats
2:10 - Blunder 4 - Mismatching shower accessories
2:40 - Blunder 5 - Shower fixtured which don’t work for everyone in your home
3:33 - Blunder 6 - Covering up window for privacy
4:04 - Blunder 7 - Misusing shower benches as storage space
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[@faeriefriendable]

exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you

[@catsmeow5566]

LOL. Rodney Dangerfield. Can't get no respect!
The type of shower walls I'm doing don't allow for shower niches, however I bought grab bar shelves and I intend to get wall mount soap and shampoo dispensers. My walls have plywood over tongue & groove boards with printed plywood panels on top of that. Cutting in to the tongue and groove is a pita. I just discovered that when I tore out the walls around my tub (had a really super crappy glue up surround that had turned yellow).
I stood inside my tub and put my hands out to figure out a comfortable reaching height for my corner grab bar shelf. I added blocking where I want the grab bar to go. The tongue & groove planks in the wall do help with reinforcing the grab bar mounts, but I added in some extra reinforcement. I'm in my 40s and already need something to grab on to in the shower so I don't fall.
I'm still trying to figure out locations for things in my mother's bathroom. She will have a portable shower seat and will need to be able to reach the handheld on the slidebar while seated. I will have to set the shower seat in and let her reach and see what is comfortable for her. I'd like for her to get a shower seat with adjustable legs and suction cups to make it less likely to tip and let her have it be a bit higher.
I've been picky and all of the bathrooms are getting chrome accessories-- from the drain, to shower curtain rods, faucets, grab bars, towel bars, etc. I like the S shower arms to get the showerhead higher. Each member of the family will have their own bathroom. Tallest person gets the highest mounted showerhead. I'm mounting them lower for myself and my mother. She's got about a 19" slidebar from her showerhead that she will have to reach. I'm only 5'5" so I'm mounting mine where I can reach with my right arm (left arm is messed up and can't reach up very far).
I like the showerheads that have built in slidebars. Got a KES brand one that has a long shower arm that extends over with a rainshower head and a long slidebar down with a handheld. The hose comes out of the bottom of the slidebar so no extra valve is needed. Diverter is on the bottom of the bar. The one for Mom's bathroom is Moen brand.
The guest bathroom shower will have a window in it, but I'm putting peel & stick window film on it that gives privacy but still allows light in. It also reinforces the window a bit more.
I will add that double curved shower curtain rods are great. You can use the outside rod for towels or other accessories that you can hang up. You can also put a straight rod at the back of the shower with hooks on it to hold things like back scrubbers.

[@mikefoti2374]

It looks like you're really upgrading your bathrooms. Thanks for your insights on the types of products you're using. Mike

[@catsmeow5566]

@@mikefoti2374 Yes. This house is a hot mess. Not sure when the original part was built, but from a joist under the house there is a date putting it at February 22, 1947. The bathrooms in the addition were renovated sometime in the 70s. The monkeys who did it installed carpet, put the toilet on top of the carpet, and cut all the way through a joist where the tub's trap is. They also put the tub in slightly crooked. The adjacent bathroom was done in avocado green with a green toilet, green vanity, green lavatory, and really ugly green one-piece fiberglass shower/tub unit. It was clearly put in before the walls were done because there's no way it could fit through the 24" doorway. All of the lavatories are S-trapped. None of the fixtures have vents. They used sanitary tees where they should have used wyes. The original bathroom had a wall mount sink, a tiny shower, and a toilet crammed in an alcove so small my brother can't even fit his shoulders in it. It had hardwood parquet flooring. The laundry room is behind it but is very awkward and has almost no space to move around. We plan on updating the DWV system, making a box around the cut joist, tearing out the walls to the original bathroom (they are not load-bearing) and flipping that bathroom with the laundry room.
We've replaced the toilets in the two addition bathrooms with Toto Drakes. My ensuite has a regular height one with Sanagloss. The other bathroom has an ADA height one with normal glaze. The original is a bit harder to get up from, but the ADA is a little too tall for my comfort (its fine for my mother because she is a little taller than me). I've found that the chair/comfort height Toto Entrada at my friend's house is a comfortable height. Not too high and not too low. The one with the ADA toilet used to have a regular Drake but we decided to get a taller one when my mother was having difficulty getting up from it. The old one will go in the original bathroom of the house (which is the guest bathroom).
Another thing I would recommend for the bathroom is Delta Monitor 17 Lahara trim set that has a single hole but two handles. There is a smaller handle nested over a larger one. The smaller handle controls temperature and the larger handle controls pressure. Both are easy to turn.
Right now I am focusing on fixing up my ensuite and I'm trying to decide whether or not to do the adjacent bathroom or the laundry room/guest bathroom. I think the latter requires a lot more work as there is more demo to do, a new door has to be framed out and installed. We already have most of what we need to install.
Don't mind my babbling. I love talking about renovations. LOL. Been posting about it on the late terry love's forums. May he RIP.

[@mimi2212]

No mention of ventilation!

[@mikefoti2374]

Mimi - good point. A lack of ventilation can lead to many other problems like mold and mildew. Thanks for your input. And if it's not practical to add a window or skylight to your bathroom, then an exhaust fan is a smart option - Mike