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    SueCee711 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 20, 2008, 05:21 PM
    How high should a shower head be from the floor?
    I would like to know if there is a standard in the industry for how high a shower head (arm) should be from the floor?
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    Mar 20, 2008, 05:31 PM
    I don't know what the standard height should be but they are always too high for me as I'm short. I just bought a hose style shower head and mounted it on the wall much lower than the original shower fixture with a special adapter that I bought to hold the hose so I can have a shower at MY height, not their height.
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    Mar 20, 2008, 05:34 PM
    Hi Suecee:

    6'8" or 80 inches to center of shower arm off finished floor is the industry standard. The shower arm is bent which lowers the shower head so most people can reach to adjust.

    I also apply coomon sense when installing shower arm height..if short people, I reduce rough in to 78". If tall people I might increase to 82". BUT I would not reduce to say 72" because people are only 5 feet tall... that would be a problem for next people moving in. SO, standard practice is as I just presented. Standard rough in standard... 80" off finish floor... ;)

    Hope that helped. If it did please RATE THIS ANSWER. Thank you... Mark


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