In this video, This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey work together to make a homeowner’s shower safer for aging in place.
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Materials
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ADA-compliant grab bars [https://homedepot.sjv.io/6e3oaK]
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Shower head kit [https://homedepot.sjv.io/B0mbj1]
Tools
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1 ¼ inch hole saw [https://homedepot.sjv.io/5g2YWj]
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She has a neat house
That hand shower is perfect…. For someone about a foot taller.
Looks like good anchoring hardware.
How is that little lady going to reach that showerhead?
I went the extreme route to prepare for my old age. I had the one piece tub/shower removed and replaced it with a walk in shower. Old age here I come!
BTW, it was pricey.
Lower mounting height for Horizontal (longer bar) – better
This Old House is a crap show without the original host Bob Vila.
I watched this episode. That shower is way too high up both for her to grab the handheld shower head and to turn it on/off. Need one you can mount low and control from the handle or lower on the wall.