Accessible Gardening: Shower Bench Suggestion, 0 by twiggybuds

twiggybuds wrote:
Here is a pic of my shower bench. Please excuse the unscrubbed tub. The basket area could easily be omitted and replaced with a plastic basket. They're available everywhere in many sizes and configurations. A cup hook could be screwed to the edge near the wall for holding one of those scrubbers shown. Mine is bare wood but paint or water seal could be applied to improve appearance. I've not had any problems with splinters. If you have those sliding doors, it could probably still work, jus have to trim a little shorter. Notice the cleats on the bottom. They are common treated 1x2s and serve to hold it all together and to prevent any side to side movement. This is completely stable and would probably support 400 lbs.

materials: 1 six foot 5/4 treated deck board
1 treated 1x2
4 screws 1 3/4" long

It needs a crack between the boards to allow for drying between use. It is very important that the cleats be positioned to allow the unit to slide forward and backward freely, but only about a 1/8" side to side movement. This needs to be stressed to the person making it.

Lowes and probably the other stores will cut the lumber for free.