Wall Mounted Shower Height From Floor

Shower height whether your shower is installed above your bath or is a stand alone model with a shower enclosure there are a few rules of thumb for getting the right height.

Wall mounted shower height from floor.

The standard and best a shower head is also depends on the shower head type you use. If you are considering using a standard wall mounted shower head use a shower head height with measurements ranging from 80 off the floor or 6 to 8. The arm is probably at 6 8 that wil be the top of your glass and is the top of doors in the room and typically things look nicest lined up so it is the typical height then the head drops from there so you get to 6 5. Showerheads should ideally be high enough for users to stand comfortably underneath but not so high that the water hits the wall in front of you.

Shower controls should be placed at a height 40 50 102 127 cm above the shower floor and out of direct line of the water path to avoid being caught in extremely cold or hot water when operating. Lots of people ask for higher but you need to do it in the rough plumbing stage that is when you might have measured to the nipple and seen it was not ideal. So let s have a look at the various types of shower heads and their different height requirements next. Raising the placement of your wall mounted head will be a little trickier but less of a disruption to your bathroom than installing the ceiling mounted version.

For those using rain shower head it will require you a 4 5 or 8 height while handheld shower head is best if fitted with 36 to 72 hose pipe that can also be mounted. To get the shower head height measure from the floor up to the vertical center of the shower arm where it meets the wall.