I can't imagine not having a hand held attachment in my shower. I am crashing during my current remodel and the stall shower I have access to does NOT have a hand held.

Not only does it impact how I would normally shower but it also makes it more difficult to clean the shower. After a shower I normally spray down the glass and walls to get rid of any soap or other residue. I also would use it for more intensive cleaning.

As to resale, I am not one who is currently remodeling with any thought of resale as I am concentrating solely on my functional needs and my aesthetics.

My old bathrooms did not have any hand held shower head so I immediately added them to the shower heads. I don't think they are nearly as attractive as ones that I am installing but when I bought my unit I didn't really focus on their lack one way or another.

I don't understand why you would deliberately not install something that is fairly functional. They have units with slide bars that effectively function instead of a more standard wall fixture.

I opted for a ceiling mounted shower head and a hand held mounted where a wall shower head is usually placed. I too love my hand held for cleaning the corners of the shower and sometimes I just want to rinse feet.

Once you have a hand held shower head, you'll wonder how you ever did without it. I recommend one on an adjustable slide bar instead of a stationary unit because sometimes you may not want to wet your hair or makeup. The adjustable sliding ones also have certain models where the slide bar is a grab bar which serves two functions. Not all sliding bars are grab bars, it must state it as such, There are several styles of sliding shower/grab bars from Delta Faucet, models: 51600, 51500, 51900 and 56302.

If you are helping someone shower, the handheld is essential. You bring the water to them instead of trying to bring them to the water.

A handheld is essential to get someone really clean.

Mayflowers:

"Not only does it impact how I would normally shower"

"A handheld is essential to get someone really clean."

I guess I'm not good at reading between the lines. ;)

We redid our MB with an overhead, a hand held, also a grab bar. I think the handheld is great. We use it for cleaning screen windows, the dog, sometimes my feet, etc. Although I think the ceiling overhead shower head looks glamorous , it makes washing your hair awkward. You have to step out of the water pathway to get the shampoo in your hair, vs. a wall mount you step back a few inches and you can get shampoo in while still being showered with the water.

I'm somewhat confused...you should be able to source a:

Supply valve, Diverter, wall head, ceiling head, or...

Two supply valves, wall head, ceiling head

And have them plumbed. It's fairly a fairly straight-forward installation.

Now if you're looking for a "package", yes, handhelds are the rage. You can always call a supplier, tell them what you want, and horse trade one for the other. I swap components on a somewhat regular basis.

Even postpartum...new moms aren’t sent home with those awkward sitz baths like in the olden days, lol. dh or significant is often asked to stop at a pet supply store and buy an inexpensive handheld to install for pp care.

mayflowers...I like your style.

Thank you all for answering my post. It really has helped me decide to install the handheld shower. Depending on the ceiling unit and it's spray features I might not need an additional wall shower head but will ask my contractor and plumbing supply about this.