How Bestbath’s Shower Reveal Can Help Designing an ADA-compliant bathroom can be a challenge, especially when it comes to balancing a clients’ safety needs with their bathroom wishlist. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an adequate amount of clear floor space in the bathroom for people with physical challenges to move around freely. Sounds …
We’re releasing new showers with magnetic trench drains and left or right shower reveals. These features to make our showers even safer and easier to use. New Showers: 4LSS24238A75FTB.V2 Multi-Piece 42 1/2″ x 37 1/4″ x 81″ Shower 4LSS24038A75FTT.V2 Multi-Piece 40″ x 38″ x 81 1/4″ Shower …
How Weighted Shower Curtains Can Promote Accessibility When it comes to creating a more accessible bathroom, we normally think of the big features first: entryways, sinks, tubs and showers. But the little details can matter so much to those who struggle with mobility. Think of your standard shower curtain. It’s typically made of lightweight, …
Installing a new shower can be a headache even for the most experienced designer or DIY remodeler. You may find out all too quickly that you need to take out an entire wall or redirect the plumbing before you can even begin to install the new unit. To make matters worse, a shower install can …
Showers are not all alike. In fact, it’s what you can’t see inside shower walls that sets Bestbath showers above the rest: walls built with fully integrated wood backing to provide strength, durability, and unlimited—and reliable—grab bar and accessory placement. Added Strength, Added Durability Showers sold at most big box stores are typically made of …
ADA Bathroom Requirements Make Bestbath Reveal a Huge Help for Design & Safety The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that bathrooms have an adequate amount of clear floor space in a bathroom. Clear floor space makes it much easier — and safer — for those in wheelchairs or who are otherwise physically challenged. …
Why We Choose to Use the Term Accessible Up until a few decades ago, “handicap” was the term of choice to describe bathrooms designed for people with disabilities. But when the Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990, the word handicap was discarded entirely. In the design industry, professionals started to shift their focus to …
Greg Wells, Bestbath’s director of marketing and communications explains the advantages of the company’s code compliant vertical shower sliders. The following is a transcript of the video “Bestbath – Shower Sliders” : Hi, I’m Greg with Bestbath. Today I want to talk to you about sliders in a shower, the ones that we typically use everyday …
Greg Wells, Bestbath’s director of marketing and communications explains the differences between a beveled threshold and a traditional (or bullnose) threshold. The following is a transcript of the video “Bestbath – Shower Sliders” : Hi, this is Greg with Bestbath. Today we’re going to discuss shower thresholds. Now the threshold is what you step …
Bestbath team volunteers to help Habitat for Humanity build a new home for a deserving family. Five Bestbath team members joined other Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity volunteers to play a small (but we hope significant) role in building a new home to house a deserving family. While Bestbath has donated baths and showers for …
