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Title: Curbless Showers: An Installation Guide
Author: The Center for Universal Design, 2003
File: Free Installation Guide, PDF 2.05 MB, 20 pages
Audience: Written for homeowners, designers and even builders interested in accessibility and curbless showers.

Review
Developed by the authors as an in-depth design and installation manual for curbless showers and bathing areas.

Issues covered include:

• controlling water
• shower unit size
• placement of shower heads
• custom built showers
• prefab shower units
• shower curtains and doors
• secondary drains
• flexible removable dams
• grab bars and seats
• universal bathing areas
  

Drawings include:

• typical floor plans of curbless showers and bathing areas with dimensions
• construction details for curbless showers and bathing areas
• trench drain details
• flexible and removable dams
• grab bar and seat details
• features of custom and prefab curbless showers

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