Shower Valve Set in Bathtub - If your home shower is within a bathtub, you will want to fit your shower valve at a height of two feet and four inches (You might want to Pick The Right Curtain For Your Shower). This measurement should be taken from the floor of your bathtub, and not the floor of the room that it is in.
Shower Valve Set in a Shower Stall - If your shower stands proud and alone in its own shower stall, you will be pleased to know that it is a whole lot easier. The standard height for a shower valve in a stall should be measured at four feet exactly.
Screw height adjustment: One of the easiest methods of fitting an adjustable shower valve is to just screw it straight onto the position where your old non-adjustable shower valve is. Of course, you will have to make sure there is enough space for the adjusting mechanism to function, but this could be a stress-free result.
Nail height adjustment: If that isn’t going to work, it is officially time to get the grinder out. If you are able to, try to grind down your current valve, and replace it with an adjustable valve that has the correct screws. You will need to swap out the plate of your old valve for an adjustable plate that is tailored to your shower’s shower head.
Self-adjusting mechanism: Self-adjusting shower valves are great because they do away with the need of adjusting your shower valve and showerhead separately from each other. They do this through a mechanism that allows the shower valve to slide up and down in line with the showerhead.
Manually operated mechanism: As the name suggests, a manually operated mechanism shower valve will require you to do some light lifting. With a specialist mechanical inverter tool, you will have to raise and lower the valve to the height that you desire.
Commercial adjustable valves: Offering the ability to install your adjustable valve straight onto the wall, commercial adjustable valves have got a lot going for them. This technique overrides your existing shower valve setup for an assured finish.
Another measurement to consider if you are fitting the entire shower yourself is the shower tap height. As a general rule of thumb, standard shower taps typically measure twenty inches from the shower pan. This may seem low, but you will be pleased to know that they are routinely the shortest shower fixture of them all.
Another measurement that you will need to consider when fitting a shower is the showerhead’s height. You will want your shower head fitted 72 inches above the shower pan at an absolute minimum.
Of course, by all means, fit it at a higher position if you are a particularly tall family. Something to consider if you don’t fancy a wall-mounted showerhead is a rainfall showerhead instead.
Shower grab bars should be fitted between 42 inches and 36 inches. This is considered the ideal height for people with disabilities to safely and assuredly feel supported by them.
Moving away from heights for just a second, shower grab bars work best when they are angled.Try to angle your shower grab bar between 45 and 30 degrees to make them the most effective tools that they can be.