Guide category
Accessible Showers
Curbless entries, clearances, seating and grab-bar blocking for showers meant to be used for decades.
Short answer
Accessible shower guidance: curbless entries, clearances, seating, grab-bar blocking and slip resistance for aging-in-place bathrooms.
What a curbless shower actually requires
A curbless shower requires the shower floor to sit below the surrounding floor level, which is achieved by recessing the structure, raising the bathroom floor, or lowering a slab. It also requires a drain and slope arrangement that moves water faster than the showerhead delivers it, because there is no curb doing containment work.
Shower features worth building in for the long term
The features that matter most are invisible: solid blocking in every wall, a wide entry with no swinging door, a floor with real slip resistance, and a hand shower alongside the fixed head. Grab bars and seats can be added later if the blocking is there — but blocking cannot be added later without opening the wall.
Planning a shower project?
Tell us about the shower you have and the one you want. We will come back with questions, then arrange to see the room before anything is quoted.