Shower Height From Floor

This height will keep the shower curtain from touching the floor.

Shower height from floor. This is an ideal shower head height for people who are average or tall in height. Industry shower head height is a standard and comes with a fixed shower head height from the floor. However that doesn t necessarily mean the curb itself has to be two inches high. In the united states building codes typically require tile shower curb height to be a minimum of two inches above the top of the drain.

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. It is basically eighty inches 80 or six feet and eight inches 6 5 207 26 centimeters cm. The standard shower head height is 80 inches 6 8 feet from the floor to the shower head. When looking at the height of the shower walls consider two measurements.

Suppose you have a shower floor that slopes down to the drain. Inside the shower the height from the drain to the top of the wall needs to be at least 70 inches. However its commonly installed at 78 or 72 inches by many builders and plumbers. A standard shower curtain is typically 72 inches long so the curtain rod should be installed around 75 to 77 inches from the floor.

The height from the bathroom floor outside the shower must be at least 72 inches according to the 2003 international plumbing codes handbook by r.