{"id":1414,"date":"2017-02-16T14:05:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T19:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.freedomshowers.com\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2024-11-07T09:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:34:26","slug":"frequently-asked-questions-accessible-bathrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/frequently-asked-questions-accessible-bathrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions on Accessible Bathrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We know that remodeling for accessibility can be overwhelming. Most homeowners are learning as they go about accessible bathrooms. There are some good questions that Accessibility Professionals get asked regularly, so we wanted to answer a couple of them here.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I install a barrier free shower\u201a what keeps the water in the accessible shower pan?<\/em><\/h2>\n

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Answer:<\/strong>
\nHaving a roll in shower<\/span><\/a> has great advantages for accessible bathrooms, including added safety\u201a but there can be inherent issues with water retention. However\u201a there are two products that can help keep the water in the shower pan<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The first solution would be to install a COLLAPSIBLE WATER RETAINER<\/a><\/span> or a water dam.\u00a0 This is a flexible rubber strip\u201a with a double sided epoxy tape that gets installed along the top of the threshold of the shower. This adds an extra 1\u201d of height at the threshold to help keep the water in, but it\u2019s flexible and soft\u201a so you can still roll over it with a wheelchair. It squishes down as you roll over or step on it then pops back up once the user is inside. This water retainer would run along the entire length of the threshold, and for showers with a curved corner can run up the wall a bit for added water protection.<\/p>\n

Another product that helps with water retention\u201a would be a HEAVY DUTY WEIGHTED SHOWER CURTAIN<\/a><\/span>. It needs to be long enough, and hung so that it almost touches the shower pan floor and can sit behind the water retainer. The weights in the bottom seam of the curtain prevents it from being blown outside of the pan, keeping\u00a0water from\u00a0running down and out onto your bathroom floor.<\/p>\n

Together these two shower accessories work great to keep water inside your barrier free shower.<\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can I install a shower door in my roll in accessible shower?<\/em><\/h3>\n

Answer: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Roll in showers<\/span><\/a> are intended to be as accessible as possible. Adding a shower door into accessible bathrooms will limit the accessibility of the unit\u201a making it harder for wheelchair users to get in and out. We recommend using a shower curtain instead, for full accessibility.<\/p>\n

However\u201a if you do not need a roll in shower<\/span> now\u201a but may want to convert it to a barrier free shower<\/span> later\u201a there is a product that will make that possible.<\/p>\n

A SEMI PERMANENT THRESHOLD ADAPTOR<\/a><\/span> is a 2.75\u201d high add-on threshold\u201a with a flat top surface that you can install a shower door onto. You would install this over top of the barrier free threshold. This is a part that could be un-installed later on\u201a if you need to convert your shower back to a roll in shower\u201a by removing the door and this threshold.<\/p>\n

This is a great way to plan for aging in place\u201a even if you are currently fully mobile.<\/p>\n

Another option, for those who are caring for and assisting someone in a barrier free shower<\/span>, is to install our Caregiver Water Retention Package<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0T<\/span>hese are half height shower curtain systems that provide some privacy for bathers receiving caregiver assistance, while keeping the caregiver relatively dry.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more answers to frequently asked questions. Do you have any questions about accessible bathrooms? We\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you enjoyed this post, please consider sharing it on Facebook or Twitter below<\/em>.<\/p>\n

P.S.<\/strong> We\u2019d love to meet you on Twitter here<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<\/strong>or on\u00a0Facebook here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We know that remodeling for accessibility can be overwhelming. Most homeowners are learning as they go about accessible bathrooms. There are some good questions that Accessibility Professionals get asked regularly, so we wanted to answer a couple of them here. Question: If I install a barrier free shower\u201a what keeps the water in the accessible […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99,133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessible-home-for-aging-in-place","category-senior-safety"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8622,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions\/8622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomshowers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}