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[CelticCrafter]

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@Reever wrote:

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what is a comfort height toilet? Never heard of that.

what are safety bars and why are they important ?

by removing the tub aren't you worried you will decrease the resale value of your home? A realtor told me never to take a tub out of a home. Buyers want a tub.

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A comfort height toilet is ADA compliant.

[Winkk]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

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@Reever wrote:

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what is a comfort height toilet? Never heard of that.

what are safety bars and why are they important ?

by removing the tub aren't you worried you will decrease the resale value of your home? A realtor told me never to take a tub out of a home. Buyers want a tub.

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A comfort height toilet is ADA compliant.

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@CelticCrafter -  A comfort height toilet is a little higher than normal.  It makes it easier for people like me with bad knees.  Safety bars are just bars in the tub/shower area to hold onto.  I use ours a lot.

We decided on no tub because we both have bad knees and cannot get down to take a bath.  And, we hope to be here for a ling time.

[jlkz]

Some ideas for making bathrooms work better without spending $$$$$$$ :

1). Placed a second shower rod  on top of the long back wall of the tub to hand wet towels, drip dry clothes, or clothes to finish air drying after a few minutes in the dryer.  The rod simply rolls forward along the top of the tile.  ( if no tile, install a plastic strip of wood to parallel top of tile area.)

2). Keep a plastic stool in a tub so you can still shower with more safety.  Install the type shower head that can slide down a pole to adjust to your sitting height.  There are some types that have both overhead and adjustable height heads....not very expensive.

3). Install a towel rod at the far end of the tub for wet towels to keep room looking neat.

4). Replace over the shower head " tub shelving " with new ones that can accommodate wider and more shelves for products as well as hooks for washcloths. ( if cloths don't have hooks, simply sew one on. )

5). Use an attractive or vintage umbrella holder to store several rolls of toilet paper.....neater, less papery dust to clean.

6). Replace single towel rack with a rack that holds two towels.

7). If there's room on a wall above counter, install hotel-like double or triple shelving rack for bath and hand towels: makes a nice display, accent colors, frees up spaces in  closet.

[Tigriss]

You could put up some 3M hooks that don't require holes to hold your cloths and things.

[ID2]

When we built our place we had marble robe hooks installed inside our tiled shower specifically for hanging our washclothes. So glad we did. 

[panda1234]

The 3m hooks are great for the shower.

[deedledeedeedle]

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@ID2 wrote:

When we built our place we had marble robe hooks installed inside our tiled shower specifically for hanging our washclothes. So glad we did.

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ID2,

I can't picture your hook. Is it 1 marble tile with the hook integrated into it to blend with the corresponding tile?  I, too, am remodeling but am undecided about converting the tub into a shower. Builder told me the cast iron tub would need to be sawed in half to remove it since the doors in the house are so narrow. Good thing I love to soak in it sometimes because I'm not really ready to lay out that unGodly fee to remove the tub.

Sometimes, though, I would love a curbless shower. 

dee

I the poster's pic of her vintage tile.  

[tl98466]

Can't answer your questionn about wet wash rags, but...FYI - As I get older, I have considered converting the tub to a shower only, but found out that in my area there are codes that state you must have at least one bathtub in your home - never knew that.

[kivah]

I just had my shower stall tiled inside and out --- I have a large niche for my shampoo, conditioner, liquid soap and bar soap. I have a 24" grab bar attached below the niche - I keep my washcloth on that. I had tall frameless glass shower doors installed (almost up to the ceiling) with a towel rack on the front. After I take a shower, I put the towel on the towel rack to dry. One side of the shower stall sits on my bathtub - so I had the tub surround and wall above the tub tiled as well. Gorgeous!!!!!