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.
Rain shower height from floor.
These showerheads make you feel as if you are standing in the rain.
The women all use both you can select either one or both however they all squat to get underneath the side shower rather than have a gentle rain shower on their hair and still wash their body off with the normal force of a shower head.
Measure the height of the current shower arm from the shower floor to the center of the arm.
It can range from 72 inches to 96 inches according to personal heights and location.
Traditionally rainfall shower heads are ceiling mounted to allow you to fully embrace that rainfall effect.
However its commonly installed at 78 or 72 inches by many builders and plumbers.
Shower heads are located at a standard height of 80 203 cm but can be set at a minimum height of 72 183 cm if desired.
If the expense of running supply lines to the ceiling proves too much the rain shower experience can still be had or at least approximated depending on the space available.
Follow a basic procedure used by professionals to figure the height for a tile shower drain.
The standard shower head height is 80 inches 6 8 feet from the floor to the shower head.
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.
With these models the water pours directly on your head.
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Rerouting pipes to enable this setup is a more involved project but even if you re up for it you ll want to make sure the ceiling in your shower stall is high enough.
If you love these types of fittings install the fixture at least 84 inches from the shower floor to meet the shower head height requirements.
There s also a potential height issue for rain shower heads.
1 measure and note the thickness of the tile to be installed on the shower floor.
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.
For information my rain shower head is at 79 inches above the floor.