Foldable Wall Mounted Shower Seat, 23 x 40.5 cm Bathtub Bench

Washing an elderly parent is not made hard by the water. It is made hard by the fact that there is nowhere in the bathroom for them to sit down.

What Are the Key Features of This Foldable Shower Seat with a Steel Frame and Plastic Seat?

• A 23 x 40.5 cm seat that folds flat - it is a place to sit when someone needs it and a flat white panel on the wall when they do not, which is the only way it survives a shared bathroom.
• Rated to 120 kg - that rating is for the installed assembly, and it is the figure to check against before anyone leans their full weight on it.
• Stainless frame, plastic seat, and the split is deliberate - the frame carries the load into a wet wall without weakening at the fixings; the seat stays warm and grippy instead of cold and slippery.
• 2 kg in your hands - light enough to hold in place while you mark the holes, and a plain warning that the wall fixing is doing all the safety work here.
• White, not clinical - the seat reads as a bathroom fitting rather than hospital equipment, which matters in a house where it is used by one person and seen by everyone.

Where Can You Use This Foldable Shower Seat?

• Above the bathtub, which is the intended position
• Inside a shower cubicle
• A bathroom used by a parent who has moved in and can no longer stand for a full shower
• A household with someone recovering from surgery or a fracture, or a pregnancy in its last months
• A bathroom shared with children, where the seat has to disappear between uses

Why Choose a Foldable Wall Seat Over a Free-Standing Shower Chair?

• It is not there when it is not wanted - a free-standing shower chair needs floor space and stands in the way of everyone who does not need it.
• The seat must not be metal - wet polished steel is slippery and cold, in exactly the situation you bought the seat to prevent.
• 2 kg tells you where the safety is - the wall fixing does all the work, so mounting height, approved wall types and anchors are worth confirming with solid masonry before installing.

Details

Material & Build

• Frame: stainless steel - the part that bolts into a wet wall and carries the load without weakening at the fixings.
• Seat: ABS rigid plastic - warm to the touch, grippy when wet, and scrubbable, where a metal seat would be cold and slippery.
• Folds flat to the wall; water and heat resistant, with rounded edges and a smooth seat surface.
• The fixing is the safety-critical part - on a seat that carries a person, it needs solid masonry, and every installation is worth checking before anyone puts weight on the seat.

Dimensions

• Seat: 23 x 40.5 cm - this is what you sit on, and the figure that decides whether the seat is usable.
• Folded footprint: 13 x 9 inch, described as reduced dimensions for small bathroom spaces. It is given in inches and is not converted here.
• The projection from the wall when the seat is down is the figure that tells you whether a shower door still closes.

Colours

• White - the colour that reads as a bathroom fitting rather than a medical appliance.

Specifications