How big is too big...searching for the right sized shower

13 years ago

What would be a comfortable size for two plus size people to use at the same time? We would like to have separate showerheads because we like the water a different temperature. Due to morning schedules it would really be a plus to be able to shower at the same time. Right now the plan shows 5.5 by 5 feet with showerheads on opposite walls slightly offset from one another. Is that big enough? too big? DH also wants a rain shower overhead. I'm not sure. With it being so square we will likely not build in a bench but may use a freestanding teak bench.

Totally off topic but this does bring back childhood memories of my father's shower in the 60s. It was so big that I used to set up a folding cardtable and chair and pretend it was my office.

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edymoreno

13 years ago

Like Sabrina said... it's never too big! We have a wall to wall shower, 86" long and 36" wide (maybe a little more).

We've showered at the same time on occasion, and there's plenty of room. We have the door in the middle, so someone can get in/out of the shower without any splashing occurring.

Riley: I don't think it's going to be possible to have shower heads on each side and not have splashing. Also, having 2 2' openings on each side is really going to cut into your usable space, not to mention that you'd probably have quite a bit of a draft coming in while showering.

Any particular reason you don't want shower doors? To make better use of the space, you could always leave one of the 2' sides open, and put a door on the other. Then you'd be able to shower a shower head/hand shower on one end, and then the shower panel in the center.

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sabrinaflorida
13 years ago
Our current shower is 51 by 57 inches and it's humongous. We are not plus-sized, but in the old days when we had 2 dogs, us two adults could easily bathe our 2 sixty pound dogs at the same time.I'd say your shower is definitely big enough.Too big?? No such thing!
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13 years ago
I think an overhead mounted rain head would be neat. Put it toward one end so your DH would have access to it without conflicting with your use.

I'd also suggest that you install at least ONE hand held shower head at your end of the bath. It is much nicer sometimes for rinsing shampoo out, and maybe bathing the dog or watering house plants.

The teak movable bench is the way to go. If you do a search on this forum, I think you'll find a recent discussion about shower benches/seats, builtin or not, etc.
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archnista
13 years ago
Personally, I would make the shower at least 72" long. I recently did a design for an athlete who wanted a two person shower, and I made it 75" long...he wasnt plus sized and the women he dates arent either, and that size worked great for him...so he tells me!

If you think about it in these terms, at a 72" length, you both are showering in a 36" space (code usually states 30" is the minimum width and length of a stand up shower), keep in mind no one usually stands with their face right in the showerhead, you usually are a few inches back and if you both are washing your hair or something, you made need the extra room.
pamelah
13 years ago
We have designed ours as a 4'8' x 7'6' walk through shower. Shower on one end, hand held shower at 18' bench at other end.

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I wanted the hand held because I bathe differently. I have long hair and enjoy shaving in the shower. The bench and hand held should allow me to do my thing at one end while he is flailing about at the other end.

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riley605
13 years ago
SO glad to find this post! I'm really struggling; didn't catch this on the plan or I would have changed it.

We've framed:

- a 4' wide, 9.5' long walk-in shower

- on each end is doorless opening of 2' wide

- there is a 5.5' to-ceiling panel betwn the openings

* on the side of this "wall" facing into the main area of bathrm I will do some sort of glass tile and the tub will be there, forming a "T" with the shower itself.

So I have a rectangle that's much too long, and am concerned about showerhead placement. DH thinks if I put a showerhead on each end, there will be water splashing out the 2' walk-in.

Independent of the decision, we'll likely install Kohler 8030 in-ceiling rainshower panel (I've heard great things from users) in center of shower. But if that's the ONLY showerhead, you're walking to either end to get shampoo, etc. from inset shelves! FYI, I've always planned to put a basic handheld mounted on the 5.5' center wall, facing the back, of course.

I know I'm over-explaining, and I apologize, but I REALLY don't want shower doors and DH is convinced that's the only way I can mount a showerhead on each end of shower, since we didn't plan ahead and at least have a 5-8" piece come in from corner of shower before the 2' walk-in.

Does anyone have any experience w/a shower this large, or advice on how the showerheads would perform if mounted on each end? For those who have read this far, I greatly appreciate it!
bill_vincent
13 years ago
Anything bigger than 10 feet wide and 30 feet long is just pretentious. :-)
suero
13 years ago
A pretentious shower. The showerhead is in the right hand corner you can't see, and there is a sunken tub in the middle of the floor. You can just see the rim of the tub.
rafor
13 years ago
We installed a 4 ft X 6 ft shower with the opening at one of the 4 ft ends. 2 shower heads on the opposite 6 ft walls and staggered. Small bench that folded against the wall when not in use was opposite one of the shower heads. There was plenty of room for two. 2 shower heads, each with its own valve so water pressure was even if both were running.
davidro1
13 years ago
I think for a shower a rectangular floor plan is a lot better than a large square.

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