A safer shower, withoutrebuilding the room.
Grab rails, a seat, a handheld head, a level entry, and taps that cannot scald — the changes that make the shower you already have usable again.
The shower is wherepeople fall.
It is the wettest floor in the house, it is where people are barefoot, and it is the one place someone is doing several things at once — turning, reaching, holding a hot tap, and standing on a surface that has just been soaped. Most of the falls we are called out after happened within a metre of a shower.
The good news is that almost none of it needs the room rebuilt. A rail in the right place, something to sit on, a head that comes off the wall, and a tap that cannot run scalding will between them fix the majority of what makes a shower dangerous, and most of it can be done in a visit or two.
Where the floor itself is the problem — a hob you cannot step over, a fall running the wrong way — that is a bathroom job rather than a shower job, and we will tell you which yours is on the visit rather than sell you the smaller one.
What goes intoan accessible shower.
Rarely all of it at once. Most jobs are two or three of these, chosen for how the person actually showers.
Grab rails and drop-down rails
Fixed into the structure at the point someone actually reaches for. A drop-down rail folds back against the wall when it is not wanted, which is what makes it usable in a shared bathroom.
Modular grab rails
L, T, U, and straight runs set out to the room, for the corners and short walls where a standard single rail will not land where it is needed.
Shower seats
Wall-mounted and fold-down, so a small bathroom is not permanently half full of chair.
Hand showers
A head on a hose that comes down to a seated person, instead of a fixed head that only serves someone standing.
Shower base inserts
A raised, self-draining base that sits over the existing floor to take out a step at the shower entry. Removable, and no tiling touched.
Curtains, rods, and tracks
A weighted curtain on a track opens a shower up far wider than a hinged screen door — often the single cheapest way to get a carer or a shower chair in.
Lever taps and thermostatic mixers
A lever that works with a closed fist, and a valve that will not let the water run hot enough to scald.
Rubber ramps at the entry
For a small lip at the shower or the bathroom door, where nothing needs building.
Non-slip treatments and strips
Applied to the floor that is already there, for grip in the wet without replacing a tile.
Baskets, hooks, and holders
Soap, shampoo, and a towel within reach of a seated person, so nobody is standing up mid-shower to get to them.
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What each changeactually fixes.
Every item on this page solves one specific thing that goes wrong in a shower.
Step-free access
A base insert or a levelled entry takes out the lip at the shower, which is the thing people trip on getting in and the thing a shower chair cannot cross.
Flexible showering
A handheld head reaches a seated person and lets a carer help without soaking the room. A fixed head only ever serves someone standing up.
Support and stability
Rails and a fold-down seat mean someone can shower sitting down and stand up again with something solid to push against.
Safe water control
Lever taps, thermostatic mixers, and tempering valves stop the water running hot enough to scald — which matters most for anyone whose skin sensation has changed.
Fittings that are easy to work
Levers instead of knobs, and controls placed where they can be reached from the seat rather than from under the water.
Made to the room you have
Curtains, tracks, rails, and bases are set out to your bathroom’s actual dimensions, which is what lets a small or awkward room be made safe without a rebuild.
Types of showersolutions.
Each has its own page, with what it suits and what it does not.
Shower base inserts
A removable raised base that takes out the step at the shower entry, over the floor that is already there. Nothing drilled, nothing tiled.
Hand showers
Handheld heads, hoses, sliding brackets, and rail-mounted sets — including versions that mount to a weight-bearing grab rail.
Shower seats
Wall-mounted fold-down seating, fixed into the studs, for showering seated in a bathroom too small for a chair.
Shower curtains, tracks, and rods
Weighted curtains on straight, bent, or ceiling-supported tracks — the usual replacement for a screen door that will not open wide enough.
Other bathroom parts and accessories
The brackets, hooks, elbows, diverters, baskets, and non-slip strips that go with everything above.
Brochuresand guides.
The documents an occupational therapist, a plan manager, or a builder usually asks us for. We are preparing these now — ring or email in the meantime and we will send what you need.
Product brochures
- Shower base insertsComing soon
- Hand showersComing soon
- Shower seatsComing soon
- Curtain tracks and fittingsComing soon
Checklists
- Accessible shower checklistComing soon
Quote request requirements
- Shower solutions — what we need to quoteComing soon
Standard items:one visit.
Quoting
Quoted to the occupational therapist’s specification where there is one, with our recommendations alongside it. Funding is approved before we start.
On-site consultation and installation
The same tradesperson checks the wall, finds the studs, agrees the positions and heights with you, and fits it on the spot. Hand showers, seats, curtains and tracks, and accessories are usually all this track.
Warranty
The work is carried out by licensed tradespeople and backed by the relevant warranties. If something is not right, ring the same number you rang the first time.
Made-to-measure items:two visits.
Quoting
Quoted to the occupational therapist’s specification where there is one. Funding is approved before anything is ordered or made.
Measurement
A first visit to measure the shower precisely and show you finishes. Where it helps, we mark up the wall or the photographs so you can picture the result before it exists.
Manufacture
Made to those measurements rather than trimmed from stock on the day.
Installation
A second visit to fit it, by the same team that measured.
Warranty
The work is carried out by licensed tradespeople and backed by the relevant warranties. If something is not right, ring the same number you rang the first time.
Showers we havemade safer.
All photographs are of our own completed work in Melbourne homes.
Level in, and everything within reach of the seat A seat and two rails — the commonest pair we fit An angled rail follows the way a hand actually travels Rails do not have to look like hospital fittings The rail goes where the hand reaches, not where the tile is convenient A curved rail follows the way a hand actually travels
When the room itselfis the problem.
If the shower has a hob you cannot step over, the floor falls the wrong way, or there is simply no room to turn, no amount of rails and seats will fix it. That is a bathroom rebuild — waterproofing, falls, and tiling — and it is a different scale of job.
We do both, and we will tell you honestly on the visit which one your bathroom needs.
Questions
What people ask aboutshower solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make my shower accessible without a full renovation?
How do I know if I need the bigger job instead?
Will grab rails hold on a tiled wall?
Can the work be done in one visit?
Will the NDIS or my Home Care Package pay for shower modifications?
Can’t see your question? Call us on +61 3 8658 1358 — we’re happy to talk it through.
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