On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:37:04 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 12:35:35 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>>
>>> In article >, says...
>>> >
>>> Downstairs bathroom refitted with bidet and walk-in, wheelchair-
>>> access shower, is very popular.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>> Wheelchair accessible showers are very practical. Heck you don't need
>> to be incapacitated to like them. I've wanted a built in shower bench
>> since I was in my 20's, it's very handy for putting your foot on to
>> facilitate leg shaving. No one I know wants a bidet. Maybe you're
>> talking about naturalized Europeans, but no one else wants one and I
>> know plenty of old people who were brought up in other countries.
>
>My MIL had a shower bench that folded up and down. It was a horrible thing.
>Had a tendency to tilt you slightly forward when sitting on it and it had a
>very slippery surface so if you dared to use it, you could fall off.
>
>The place where my dad lived had these things that were used in the shower.
>They were essentially like toilet seats with legs and wheels. Some
>hospitals use them too.

The really nice shower benches are built in to the wall, and are
tiled. They don't move at all and are quite safe.

There are some examples he

http://www.houzz.com/built-in-shower-seat

I won't go so far as to say I like the tile designs on those, but the
idea is really nice.

Our current bathroom has a shower that is separate from the tub, but
it doesn't have a bench. I really wish I'd had one added when we put
in the shower.

Doris