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How high is a shower head?

A shower head is 78 in (198.1 cm) from the floor of the tub to the shower arm it screws onto.

A shower head is taller than the average US man by 9 in (23 cm).Shower head: 78 in (198.1 cm), measured to the shower arm. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).

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What a shower head’s height measures

A shower head’s height is set by the shower arm, the short pipe it screws onto. Moen’s valve guide puts the arm 78 in (198.1 cm) above the floor of the tub, with the valve 32 in (81.3 cm) up; Kohler’s gives 72 to 78 in (183 to 198 cm) as typical, with the valve at 48 in (122 cm) in a shower without a tub.

The head hangs a little below the arm and points down, so the water leaves it a few inches lower. Above it, the International Residential Code, the model for most US home building codes, asks for a ceiling at least 6 ft 8 in (203.2 cm) high over a 30 by 30 in (76 by 76 cm) area at the shower head.

  • Futsal goal: 6 ft 6.5 in (200 cm). A futsal goal is taller than a shower head by 0.5 in (1.9 cm).
  • Handball goal: 6 ft 6.5 in (200 cm). A handball goal is taller than a shower head by 0.5 in (1.9 cm).
  • Parallel bars: 6 ft 6.5 in (200 cm). Parallel bars are taller than a shower head by 0.5 in (1.9 cm).

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Published heights

78 in (198.1 cm)

A shower head is 78 in (198.1 cm) from the floor of the tub to the shower arm it screws onto. Shower arm above the floor of the tub, in Moen’s valve installation guide.

Source: Moen

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72 in (182.9 cm) to 78 in (198.1 cm)

Typical shower arms are 72 in (182.9 cm) to 78 in (198.1 cm) from the floor, in Kohler’s roughing-in guide. Typical shower arm height above the floor, in Kohler’s valve roughing-in guide.

Source: Kohler

The published range runs from 72 in (182.9 cm) to 78 in (198.1 cm).

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A shower head, 6 ft 6 in (198.1 cm), drawn to scale beside a futsal goal, 6 ft 6.5 in (200 cm)