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Default How hard is it to add a small corner seat to an existing shower stall?

On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:53:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
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On Jul 7, 4:18*pm, Jennifer Murphy wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:29:42 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:10:33 -0400, Jennifer Murphy
wrote:


I'd like to put a small seat somewhere in our shower. Is this
something I might be able to do myself or should I hire a contractor?


I'm thinking of something that I can just screw or glue onto the
existing shower. I don't want to remove any tiles and build it in. Is
that possible or reasonable?


The shower has 4x4 tiles over sheetrock.


Here are a couple of examples I found.


http://www.johnbridge.com/how-to/shower-seat/


http://tinyurl.com/5vbg3rk


It doesn't need to be as fancy as either of those.


You might consider seats from a medical supply house.


Something like this requires no install or modification to the shower.


Pic:


http://images.allegrocentral.com/28/9D/Corner-Shower-Seat-502928-BIG_...


http://www.allegromedical.com/


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Just keep in mind that shower floors aren't level. They slope at
varying angles towards the drain.

This could be a slight issue with anything that you build or buy - it
might rock or wobble.

You didn't say if the floor was tiled or not. If it's fiberglass, and
if I wasn't sure if there was a firm concrete bed under it, I'd avoid
anything with narrow, pointed legs.


The floor is tiled. I think it's laid on the subflooring. We've had
some people of "above average" weight in there, so I think 4 legs with
fairly wide, rubber feet should be OK.