Choosing a Walk-In Shower for Your Bathroom
A walk-in shower with sliding, textured glass doors in a white bathroom.
Here a few things to consider when you’re remodeling a bathroom to add a walk-in shower or installing one for the first time:
Most walk-in showers are 48- to 60-inches wide and 32-inches deep. Some can be built larger. Larger walk-in showers typically prevent water from getting out into the bathroom better than smaller ones.
A variety of walk-in shower designs are available. Choose a square, angled, rectangular or round shape. Take your bathroom's size, style and materials into consideration when you're shopping. Also, consider any existing drain or plumbing if you'll be using what is already there.
Before you buy a shower stall or kit, measure your shower opening from the top of the shower to the bottom. Measure the depth and width of the opening in several places.
Shower kits typically come with a shower pan, walls and doors. If you buy a one-piece model, be sure you can get it through your front door and up any stairs.
Decide what kinds of options you want to use in a walk-in shower, such as tile, one or more shower heads, faucets and glass doors versus no doors or partial doors.
For a wheelchair user, choose a walk-in shower without a curb, so the wheelchair can roll directly in and out. Choose a curb no more than 1/2-inch higher for someone who can walk into the shower but needs to hold onto grab bars.
Allow enough clearance in front of the walk-in shower for a wheelchair or other differently-abled user.
Without a bench, 36- x 36-inches is still a good minimum size for a walk-in shower. The amount of floor space available in your bathroom, and the shape of the walk-shower you choose, will also help determine the size it should be.
If your walk-in shower has even partial doors that open into the bathroom, make sure they can swing open without hitting anything.
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