Shelf in shower - apparently not allowed ?!
Amanda
6 years ago
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6 years agoSo this is it here. Its approx 1m high
I did look up the Australian Standards and it says;
3.18.2.4 Bath end walls and nib walls abutting a shower
The shower screen shall be positioned so that the bottom edge within the shower area is
either flush with the outside edge of the bath or overhanging into the shower area.NOTE: A self-draining sub-sill is considered to be part of the shower screen.
Im not 100% sure on what a self-draining sub-sill is, but I am assuming its something on an angle so the water doesn't sit on the sill. Which is what my ledge has.
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