Your favorite installed bathroom accessories?

mookie · Post by **mookie** » Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:24 pm

I am doing a master bath remodel, replacing a bathtub with a 3'x5'x8' steam shower enclosure. I am planning to use large (2'x4') porcelain tile for the shower walls and bathroom floor, and smaller tile for the shower floor and ceiling. I might also do tile to 3' on the bathroom walls. There will be a bench at the end of the shower stall and a niche in the wall next to the bench. The shower ceiling will be sloped to the wall with the bench, and there will be a frameless glass wall with pivot door (instead of transom window to air out the steam, I am planning to leave the shower door open).

My contractor will be installing a Mr. Steam or Steamcore 6kW steam generator, 30" wide vanity, comfort height elongated toilet, Toto washlet seat, Panasonic whisper quiet fan with heater and light, grab bar with soap dish, grab bar/towel rack by the toilet, and cabinet over the toilet. It is a small bathroom, 8'x5', so there's not much room for anything else.

Are there any other items you would recommend getting installed?

atwnsw · Post by **atwnsw** » Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:31 pm

Heated floors and heated towel bar. Also, magnifying mirror and full body mirror.

RobLyons · Post by **RobLyons** » Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:32 pm

Since I was thinking it when I read the title, and I didn't see it mentioned in your post... toilet paper

zie · Post by **zie** » Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:43 pm

Infrared lamp in the ceiling, heated floors or a small heater just for the room. Especially true in cold climates. The goal here is to keep the bathroom up while showering/bathing. It's just wonderful.

If you aren't doing/have heated floors in the rest of the house it's probably not worth doing just for 1 room, but a small heater in the room can make a world of difference.

Luckywon · Post by **Luckywon** » Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:51 pm

A handheld shower head in arms reach of the bench in addition to rainfall shower head is very nice.

bd7 · Post by **bd7** » Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:02 pm

An outlet behind the toilet so you can add a heated bidet seat.

https://www.totousa.com/washlet-s550e-c ... ith-ewater

Sho · Post by **Sho** » Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:09 pm

mookie wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:24 pm I am doing a master bath remodel, replacing a bathtub with a 3'x5'x8' steam shower enclosure. I am planning to use large (2'x4') porcelain tile for the shower walls and bathroom floor, and smaller tile for the shower floor and ceiling. I might also do tile to 3' on the bathroom walls. There will be a bench at the end of the shower stall and a niche in the wall next to the bench. The shower ceiling will be sloped to the wall with the bench, and there will be a frameless glass wall with pivot door (instead of transom window to air out the steam, I am planning to leave the shower door open).

My contractor will be installing a Mr. Steam or Steamcore 6kW steam generator, 30" wide vanity, comfort height elongated toilet, Toto washlet seat, Panasonic whisper quiet fan with heater and light, grab bar with soap dish, grab bar/towel rack by the toilet, and cabinet over the toilet. It is a small bathroom, 8'x5', so there's not much room for anything else.

Are there any other items you would recommend getting installed?

Sounds good . Someone suggested Bidet !

How much are your spending ?

stay_the_course · Post by **stay_the_course** » Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:30 pm

Once you have a bidet you can't go back to using just toilet paper so beware!

Luckywon · Post by **Luckywon** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:38 am

stay_the_course wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:30 pm Once you have a bidet you can't go back to using just toilet paper so beware!

Indeed. The fact one can own a bidet for a few hundred dollars is a miracle. I am hard pressed to think of any better value in household appliances.

hunoraut · Post by **hunoraut** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:39 am

atwnsw wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:31 pm Heated floors and heated towel bar. Also, magnifying mirror and full body mirror.

all of these. except the full body mirror.

the towel bar itself keeps the room toasty and drying with a warm towel is magical.

i also like having many outlets for charging toothbrushes, shavers, etc

Sandtrap · Post by **Sandtrap** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:30 am

In wall built into the tile wall, "nooks?" of the proper size for liquid non-soap squirt bottles, etc.
Built in drain hair catcher with removable screen to clean, under the grill.
Shower and other slippery places, etc. "horizontal grab bars".
Quiet powerful bathroom exhaust fan with multiple time timer wall switch so it will keep running after door is closed and room is empty.
(remove stinky smells, humidity, etc)
Low shower and other entry ledges.
Tile in the shower, bath, etc, all the way to the ceiling.
Medicine cabinets or mirrors with shelves. Never enough storage.
etc.

k

tinkerman79 · Post by **tinkerman79** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:39 am

Luckywon wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:38 am
stay_the_course wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:30 pm Once you have a bidet you can't go back to using just toilet paper so beware!
Indeed. The fact one can own a bidet for a few hundred dollars is a miracle. I am hard pressed to think of any better value in household appliances.

We just finished remodeling our bathroom. If you are planning to get a bidet toilet, I would suggest getting an integrated smart toilet with bidet (instead of a regular toilet and a bidet seat). We installed the below seat and it has been wonderful. I did not know how much I have been missing out on auto lid open/close and auto-flush until I got this toilet

. You have to get the right water connector from your local hardware store to go with it, but installation is a breeze after that.

Couple other things we did think that turned out really well for us:
- Got thin grout lines to go with our 24x48 large format tiles
- Got a 6-jet shower system with hand-held and rain shower
- Got a 24 inch linear drain in the shower with tile insert matching our floor tile

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLNHQ9FD?ps ... ct_details

happyisland · Post by **happyisland** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:43 am

Another vote for the washlet bidet toilet seat. It's a game changer.

TomatoTomahto · Post by **TomatoTomahto** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:45 am

Sandtrap wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:30 am In wall built into the tile wall, "nooks?" of the proper size for liquid non-soap squirt bottles, etc.
Built in drain hair catcher with removable screen to clean, under the grill.
Shower and other slippery places, etc. "horizontal grab bars".
Quiet powerful bathroom exhaust fan with multiple time timer wall switch so it will keep running after door is closed and room is empty.
(remove stinky smells, humidity, etc)
Low shower and other entry ledges.
Tile in the shower, bath, etc, all the way to the ceiling.
Medicine cabinets or mirrors with shelves. Never enough storage.
etc.

k

+1

We remodeled our en-suite bathrooms throughout the house, and while we (and family) don’t need it now, felt that making all of it ADA compliant was a good idea. So, roll-in showers without doors.

We had a steam unit at our old house and used it basically never. For us, it was a waste of money.

My wife and son took a trip to Japan some years ago. We now have 5 Toto washlets.

BanquetBeer · Post by **BanquetBeer** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:52 am

Bidet - as mentioned.
Dual shower heads - so you can shower with spouse without one huddling in the cold.

If you have a steam generator - is there benefit to having an RO system feed it? I hear steam showers break every so often and I bet RO would minimize maintenance.

The other 2 things I would do are if you have cracks/foundation issues - I’d install one of those behind tile rubber sheets that prevent cracks (DITRA?)

I would also built it for passive water flow to the drain (where the glass meets the floor - when the caulk fails will the water run back into the shower or will it make a small puddle on the floor outside the shower?

Also for grout, I’d consider going with the high end epoxy type (if you don’t have cracking/use a crack preventer) so you don’t have to worry about mold/sealing the grout.

Lastly, when you have the walls out, consider insulation on exterior walls and pipes. Foam insulation is more efficient - so if your shelf pokes into an outside wall, that’s lost insulation.

SmileyFace · Post by **SmileyFace** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:05 am

We located a fan in ceiling inside the shower stall - two stage with motor up in attic so it is quiet. Pulls all steam out while showering so bathroom doesn't steam up at all.
Also - installed adjustable magnifying "makeup" mirror attached to wall next to sink - I use it for shaving and now have trouble shaving in hotels without it.

JayB · Post by **JayB** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:06 am

A high-quality low-flow shower head. We have a 1 gpm one made by Bricor and love it; it even has an on-off toggle built in that allows the water to be turned off -- and temperature setting preserved -- while soaping up if wanted. Often, shower heads using as much as 2.5 gpm claim to be "low flow," but this one does the job and has saved a lot of water and energy over the years. Even with occasional showers on the longer side, our 50 gal electric hot water heater never runs out.

TomatoTomahto · Post by **TomatoTomahto** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:15 am

JayB wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:06 am A high-quality low-flow shower head. We have a 1 gpm one made by Bricor and love it; it even has an on-off toggle built in that allows the water to be turned off -- and temperature setting preserved -- while soaping up if wanted. Often, shower heads using as much as 2.5 gpm claim to be "low flow," but this one does the job and has saved a lot of water and energy over the years. Even with occasional showers on the longer side, our 50 gal electric hot water heater never runs out.

If I were doing our bathrooms again, I think I’d look into shower water recycling units. We rely on well water and it seems wasteful to have so much embedded energy and resource go down the drain, literally.

andypanda · Post by **andypanda** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:20 am

I highly recommend a toilet paper holder that pivots up for refilling. Replacing an empty roll can be done with one hand. We love the two total tear outs we had done last year, but my wife really, really loves the complete absence of a spring-loaded toilet paper holder.

This isn't the model we have, but it's the first one I found on the Ferguson site.

WoostaGal · Post by **WoostaGal** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:10 am

talzara shared this with me in another post:

"Since you have a cellar, you can install a drain-water heat recovery unit that recovers 30-40% of the heat that is being lost down the drain. That heat is transferred from the wastewater to the fresh water, so the heat stays in your house instead of leaving through the sewage pipes. Power-Pipe is the most popular brand: https://renewability.com/"

NYCaviator · Post by **NYCaviator** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:34 am

atwnsw wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:31 pm heated towel bar.

+1. These are very common in Europe, and are they are so nice on a cold winter day after a hot shower. Often they are part of a home/apartment's radiant heating system, but you can buy electric ones that you just switch on before your shower.

nonnie · Post by **nonnie** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:23 pm

stay_the_course wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:30 pm Once you have a bidet you can't go back to using just toilet paper so beware!

I must be the only person in captivity that doesn't use my Toto bidet although I like the automatic opening and closing of the seat. The air dryer does not work for me and I end up using toilet paper.

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:33 pm

A timer to turn the shower water off after a certain amount of time. Some campgrounds use them, I suppose other facilities do, too. They can be hard wired or battery operated. I got mine, after a THIRD friend told me of a relative or friend of theirs had died while showering. One thing I REALLY DO NOT WANT is to be a "floater". I got an irrigation timer and had my handyman hook it to the shower pipe coming out of the wall and could set it for a wide variety of times. I usually set it for ten or 15 minutes, and the timer would turn the water off at the end. That way if i fell and couldn't get up, the water would turn itself off. No worries of being a floater, huge water bills, or damaged floor or walls. I don't know if the model I had is still available, but I bought two!
I was old and living alone at the time so it was for me, a really good thing to do. (I'm still old...)

Naismith · Post by **Naismith** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:37 pm

RobLyons wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:32 pm Since I was thinking it when I read the title, and I didn't see it mentioned in your post... toilet paper

And if a woman will be using it, TWO rolls for toilet paper so that she never runs out!

snic · Post by **snic** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:28 pm

A lot of good ideas here. I like the bench in my shower, which has a handheld shower wand mounted next to it. So I can sit down to scrub my feet when they're really dirty from running around barefoot outside or getting paint on them.

It's nice to have a lot of shelf space in the shower. Corner shelves, alcoves, etc are great. And don't forget a soap dish or two mounted conveniently on the wall.

The toilet paper holders that allow one-handed replacement are nice. So much easier than the spring-loaded ones.

An exhaust fan in the attic is great because it's so quiet - be sure to get one that's nice and powerful. It won't cost much more and will do a much better job. Couple it with a timer, because it might be so quiet you'll forget to turn it off.

Heated anti-fog mirrors are nice, if you can find them.

btraven · Post by **btraven** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:03 am

Get some nice hooks built into the tiles in the shower and outside it for towels, bathrobe, brushes, etc. Consider a bucket faucet in the shower for cleaning tasks. Get antistain coating on glass walls/door. Maybe break up the solid shower walls with a design element or differently colored stripe. Glass shelf, wall-mounted by vanity

Blue456 · Post by **Blue456** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 4:56 am

JayB wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:06 am A high-quality low-flow shower head. We have a 1 gpm one made by Bricor and love it; it even has an on-off toggle built in that allows the water to be turned off -- and temperature setting preserved -- while soaping up if wanted. Often, shower heads using as much as 2.5 gpm claim to be "low flow," but this one does the job and has saved a lot of water and energy over the years. Even with occasional showers on the longer side, our 50 gal electric hot water heater never runs out.

Funny because we are opposite. We love high flow and high intensity shower heads.

mediahound · Post by **mediahound** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:02 am

For me, it has o be a timer switch on the exhaust fan. I can literally take a shower in the morning and leave for work and it will automatically turn off in an hour which helps clear out all the moisture to avoid mildew/mold build up and leaves the fan running for a good amount of time before turning off automatically.

nordsteve · Post by **nordsteve** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:14 am

Pick a drawer for the hair dryer, and install outlet behind it so that it can stay plugged in.

Foot rest in shower for leg shaving.

USB power delivery outlet, so that you can charge watch while showering.

upstate90 · Post by **upstate90** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:34 am

Anti fog/ fog free mirror and slow close toilet seat.

hunoraut · Post by **hunoraut** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:56 am

mediahound wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:02 am For me, it has o be a timer switch on the exhaust fan. I can literally take a shower in the morning and leave for work and it will automatically turn off in an hour which helps clear out all the moisture to avoid mildew/mold build up and leaves the fan running for a good amount of time before turning off automatically.

We have humidity-sensitive automatic exhaust fans here. It vents directly outside from each wet room (bathrooms & laundry). I don't think such things exist in the US... never seen anything like it. Aren't bathrooms connected to central hvac?

mookie · Post by **mookie** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:09 am

atwnsw wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:31 pm Heated floors and heated towel bar. Also, magnifying mirror and full body mirror.

I'm undecided on the floors and towel bar, since the fan will have a heat blower. I've never had those things, so I don't know what I'm missing!

rich126 · Post by **rich126** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:17 am

I have to admit on several trips to Europe, towel warmers are great. I doubt we will get one in our new house since it will be in a warm climate but otherwise I would be seriously installing a quality one.

From a practical perspective I think having safety bars installed is essential. Even when I was younger I had some close calls slipping.

I think having a noise fan is also important and the reasons why should be obvious

Having a window in a bathroom is also nice to let fresh air in.

I also like to have a dimmer type of light so if I have to go in there at night, I'm not blinded by a bright light. I hate most hotel bathrooms because the lights are so bright.

Not sure I want to see anything on my body "magnified"

mookie · Post by **mookie** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:21 am

BanquetBeer wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:52 am I would also built it for passive water flow to the drain (where the glass meets the floor - when the caulk fails will the water run back into the shower or will it make a small puddle on the floor outside the shower?

I'm trying to decide between using an Acrylic or composite (Terestone) shower pan vs. tile. If I go with tile, I'll ask for it to be curb-less, although I wonder if that's is more prone to water pooling and glass door seal problems (the door has to be sealed because of the steam shower).

zeeke42 · Post by **zeeke42** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:05 am

NYCaviator wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:34 am
atwnsw wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:31 pm heated towel bar.
+1. These are very common in Europe, and are they are so nice on a cold winter day after a hot shower. Often they are part of a home/apartment's radiant heating system, but you can buy electric ones that you just switch on before your shower.

Our electric one has a programmable thermostat. We set it to maintain the temperature of the room all the time, and go up to always on during our usual shower times. Our bedroom heat turns way down overnight in the winter, but this way the bathroom isn't freezing in the middle of the night, and our towels are always nice and toasty for showering.

BrooklynInvest · Post by **BrooklynInvest** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:11 am

Luckywon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:51 pm A handheld shower head in arms reach of the bench in addition to rainfall shower head is very nice.

This is mine. DW's would be a lighted makeup mirror.

michaeljc70 · Post by **michaeljc70** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:20 am

Bidet toilet (or add on)
Niche in shower for products
Shower panel with jets
A lot of drawers in the vanity (vs. cabinets where you can't get to anything).
Floating vanities that are under-lit.
Motion sensing lights. I have that in 2 of 3 bathrooms. I couldn't do it in the master as there would be a lot of false triggering of the lights.
A timer switch for the exhaust fan so you don't have to manually turn it off and can set it for x minutes after you're done showering or using the bathroom.
If you have the room/budget, a curbless shower with no door (just an opening) is nice.

wilked · Post by **wilked** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:33 am

Pick one - overhead heat from a dual-fan (like you mentioned) or under-tile heat. Each takes an independent circuit so I wouldn't do both.

We have overhead heat in one bath and underfloor heat in the other. It's WAY better to have underfloor heat. It is also not that expensive (installation, operating costs are a little bit). We did Schluter Ditra. Super easy to install

On my frameless glass shower we had a towel hook installed in the wall near where the door opens - consider that.

As another poster said, consider a shower niche. I love them, put them in every shower.

Add dimmers to lights. Lots of times you either are going to bathroom half asleep or taking a shower half asleep. Nice to be able to dim lights to your overall mood.

Consider adding noise-insulation (like Rockwool Safe N Sound) between bathroom wall and adjacent inhabited wall. Obvious reasons. The product is cheap (only makes sense if you are opening the wall up)

lakpr · Post by **lakpr** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:57 am

Didn’t read all replies, and not sure if it was mentioned already. I suggest installing strong shower grab bars like this:

http://www.smart-accessible-living.com/ ... grab-bars/

If you plan to spend your old age in this home, you will be glad you installed them now.

SchruteB&B · Post by **SchruteB&B** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:59 am

TomatoTomahto wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:45 am

We remodeled our en-suite bathrooms throughout the house, and while we (and family) don’t need it now, felt that making all of it ADA compliant was a good idea. So, roll-in showers without doors.

Considering this for a new build, how has it been in terms of keeping the water contained in the shower? I read a lot of complaints on houzz and other sites about water going everywhere without a curb on the shower.

TomatoTomahto · Post by **TomatoTomahto** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:07 pm

SchruteB&B wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:59 am
TomatoTomahto wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:45 am

We remodeled our en-suite bathrooms throughout the house, and while we (and family) don’t need it now, felt that making all of it ADA compliant was a good idea. So, roll-in showers without doors.

Considering this for a new build, how has it been in terms of keeping the water contained in the shower? I read a lot of complaints on houzz and other sites about water going everywhere without a curb on the shower.

We have not had any problems. We used linear drains installed farthest from the shower entry. The slope is very gentle and you really don’t notice it. I think the complaints probably resulted from improper installation.

tunafish · Post by **tunafish** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:09 pm

lakpr wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:57 am Didn’t read all replies, and not sure if it was mentioned already. I suggest installing strong shower grab bars like this:

http://www.smart-accessible-living.com/ ... grab-bars/

If you plan to spend your old age in this home, you will be glad you installed them now.

That's the setup my late Mom put into the bathtub area. I wish she had added a horizontal grab bar on the back wall to the left of the vertical bar, up near the top. I was told by a tile guy that it is hard to add one after the fact as it is hard to find studs behind tile. With the vertical and horizontal bars together, one has a much more secure hold, as your arms are spread out and you can grab in two directions.

michaeljc70 · Post by **michaeljc70** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:11 pm

TomatoTomahto wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:07 pm
SchruteB&B wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:59 am
TomatoTomahto wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:45 am

We remodeled our en-suite bathrooms throughout the house, and while we (and family) don’t need it now, felt that making all of it ADA compliant was a good idea. So, roll-in showers without doors.

Considering this for a new build, how has it been in terms of keeping the water contained in the shower? I read a lot of complaints on houzz and other sites about water going everywhere without a curb on the shower.
We have not had any problems. We used linear drains installed farthest from the shower entry. The slope is very gentle and you really don’t notice it. I think the complaints probably resulted from improper installation.

I think that is true. Though they're becoming more common, they're still not very common and I'm pretty sure most contractors are not that familiar with them. I certainly wouldn't have someone that never put one in before installing one for me.

JayB · Post by **JayB** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 2:32 pm

Blue456 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 4:56 am
JayB wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:06 am A high-quality low-flow shower head. We have a 1 gpm one made by Bricor and love it; it even has an on-off toggle built in that allows the water to be turned off -- and temperature setting preserved -- while soaping up if wanted. Often, shower heads using as much as 2.5 gpm claim to be "low flow," but this one does the job and has saved a lot of water and energy over the years. Even with occasional showers on the longer side, our 50 gal electric hot water heater never runs out.
Funny because we are opposite. We love high flow and high intensity shower heads.

The Bricor shower heads give much of the sensation of high flow, high intensity shower heads but with a fraction of the water usage of traditional shower heads. The way Bricor does this is to draw in and mix air into the water stream inside the shower head; this provides a more vigorous shower with the spray having a slightly pulsing sensation. Bricor also has somewhat stronger flow (e.g., 1.25 gpm) shower heads to get closer to the high flow, high intensity sensation that you prefer.

Doom&Gloom · Post by **Doom&Gloom** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 2:54 pm

andypanda wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:20 am I highly recommend a toilet paper holder that pivots up for refilling. Replacing an empty roll can be done with one hand. We love the two total tear outs we had done last year, but my wife really, really loves the complete absence of a spring-loaded toilet paper holder.

This isn't the model we have, but it's the first one I found on the Ferguson site.

When we redid out bathroom a few years ago we replaced our toilet paper holder with one similar to the picture below. It has been great! No fumbling. No dropped rollers or flying pieces of one. Can change rolls with the speed of an Indy pit crew!

illumination · Post by **illumination** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:05 pm

Bathroom exhaust fan switch with a timer. I never liked using the exhuast fan and having to remember to come back and flip it off.

Toto Washlet. It seems "gross" to now not have this. No idea why it never took off in countries outside of Japan.

evancox10 · Post by **evancox10** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:07 pm

+1 to the digital exhaust fan timers. Easy, easy retrofit even if not doing a full remodel. I also really like having an extra quiet fan/motor. The one I have takes about 20 seconds to get up to speed, but in exchange it is very quiet.

Edit: The timers are easy to add if you have the neutral wire present in the junction box. Otherwise it will require running additional wiring to bring that in. I tried one timer that said it didn’t need a neutral, but it didn’t work.

delamer · Post by **delamer** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:11 pm

We have ceramic tile in our bath which we are replacing for two reasons: 1) cold in winter and 2) grout is difficult to clean. I don’t know if the same issues apply to porcelain tile (or your climate).

We have a fixture that is a combination fan and heat lamp just outside the shower. Highly recommend for cold winters, if applicable.

LittletonRetire · Post by **LittletonRetire** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:12 pm

I really love the thermostatic valve we put in the shower. Makes me feel special to just push a button and have the shower come on.

michaeljc70 · Post by **michaeljc70** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:33 pm

Another thing I wish I had is the control valve on the opposite wall of the shower head so I don't have to turn the knob quickly and jump back so I don't get hit with cold water.