Roseville Roll-In Shower for Navy Veteran

Name: Oakwood Remodeling Group
Address: Rocklin, CA, 95677, US
Telephone: (916) 907-8782
Price range: $$-$$$

Project at a Glance

Location: Roseville, CA
Project type: Wheelchair-Accessible Roll-In Shower
Key materials: Large-format Calacatta marble-look porcelain wall tile; White hex mosaic shower floor (12-inch sheets); Custom white Calacatta marble corner bench
Contractor: Oakwood Remodeling Group, Rocklin, CA (Lic #1125321)
Permit authority for Roseville: City of Roseville Building Division

Before & After

BEFORE

Before: Roseville shower interior with dated tan small tile walls, tile-topped half wall and a built-in tiled bench, viewed from above — Overhead view: the half-wall and tiled bench that made the entry a transfer, not a roll-in.

Before: Roseville shower corner showing dated small square tile walls, grout joints throughout and a built-in tile bench with toiletry caddy — The dated tile walls were covered in grout joints and the fixtures were original.

Before: Roseville shower full view with dated small-square tan tile walls, stained-glass privacy window, built-in tile bench and small mosaic shower floor — The full shower before: dated tile, built-in tile bench and the stained-glass privacy window.

Before: Roseville shower showing the shower head wall, dated square-tile floor and old chrome fixtures — The old shower head wall with the original chrome fixtures and dated tile.

Before: Roseville shower pan with small square tile floor, dated grout and a center drain — The small-tile shower pan with heavy grout joints and a center drain.

Before: Roseville bathroom showing the pre-demo stained-glass privacy window and dated wall tile around the shower window — The textured stained-glass privacy window — kept and reused in the rebuilt shower.

Before: Roseville bathroom shower doorway at wheelchair height showing the stepped tile curb and tight opening — Doorway at wheelchair height: the stepped curb was the first thing a chair user had to cross.

Before: Roseville bathroom shower exterior tile wall and old framed glass door jamb that limited entry width — The exterior tile wall and door jamb that narrowed the opening below what a wheelchair needs.

AFTER

After: close-up of the Roseville shower matte black square rain head, handheld on slide bar, matte black shower controls and Calacatta porcelain walls — The matte black fixture set: square rain head, handheld on slide bar and clean square valve trim.

After: Roseville roll-in shower close-up of custom white Calacatta marble corner bench, matte black grab bar and large-format porcelain walls with a frameless glass panel — The custom white marble corner bench, matte black grab bar and the frameless glass panel at the entry.

After: Roseville roll-in shower landscape view of two matte black 36-inch grab bars, custom white marble corner bench and white hex mosaic floor — Both 36" matte black grab bars and the full-height corner bench — all anchored into wall blocking.

After: Roseville shower handheld on matte black slide bar with matte black shower control, matte black supply elbow and Calacatta marble-look porcelain walls — The handheld on its matte black slide bar, with the matching matte black control and supply elbow.

After: Roseville roll-in shower showing matte black 36-inch grab bar on a Calacatta porcelain wall with hex mosaic floor and no shower threshold — The 36" matte black grab bar on the back wall — no curb or threshold anywhere on the shower floor.

After: Roseville roll-in shower overhead view with matte black square rain head, matte black handheld, dual square controls, Calacatta porcelain walls and white hex mosaic floor at the shower entry — Looking in from the entry: rain head overhead, controls at seated reach, hex floor without a step.

The Challenge

The homeowner is a disabled Navy veteran and paraplegic who had gone three years without being able to use his own shower. The original shower was a dated small-tile walk-in with a stepped tiled curb at the doorway, a half-wall inside dividing the space, and a tiled bench with a toiletry caddy — all built when the room was designed for standing use. For a wheelchair user the room functioned as a storage closet, not a shower: the curb could not be rolled over, the opening below the half-wall was too narrow, and there was no safe way to transfer from the chair to a seated position inside. The goal was a shower that worked for a wheelchair user from the first roll-in, with no interim transfer and no fixtures out of reach.

Our Solution

We removed the entire shower back to the framing: wall tile, floor tile, the half-wall, the tiled bench and the stepped curb at the entry. The slab was prepped for a curbless pan with a built-in slope and a center hex drain, so the finished floor transitions flush with the bathroom floor outside — no threshold, no step. We ran large-format Calacatta marble-look porcelain tile floor-to-ceiling on every wall for a continuous surface a wet wheelchair rim can roll against without catching grout joints, and we set a 12-inch white hex mosaic for the shower floor itself (the many small grout joints give the traction a smooth large tile cannot). A custom white Calacatta marble corner bench was built in at the right height for the user to transfer out of the chair when he chooses, and a recessed niche above the bench puts bath products within arm reach. The fixture set is a full matte black ADA layout: a square rain head on a ceiling-mount arm, a handheld on a vertical slide bar that drops the full range for seated use, a matte black square shower control with a separate diverter, and three 36-inch matte black grab bars — one across the back wall at a wheelchair-seat height, one on the side wall above the bench for the transfer, and a vertical bar at the entry. Every grab bar is screwed into 2x6 blocking we installed during the rough-in — none are drywall anchors. The textured stained-glass privacy window was kept and reused.

Scope of Work

1Demo dated wall tile, floor tile, half-wall, tiled bench and stepped tile curb
2Prep slab and install waterproofing membrane for a curbless (zero-threshold) pan
3Install center hex drain and sloped shower floor
4Install large-format Calacatta marble-look porcelain tile floor-to-ceiling on all walls
5Install 12-inch white hex mosaic shower floor
6Build custom white Calacatta marble corner bench
7Build recessed niche above bench with marble back
8Install matte black square rain head on ceiling-mount arm
9Install matte black handheld shower on vertical slide bar
10Install matte black square shower control with diverter
11Install three 36-inch matte black horizontal grab bars anchored into 2x6 wall blocking
12Install matte black vertical grab bar at entry
13Install frameless glass splash panel at open entry
14Reuse original stained-glass privacy window

Materials Used

✓Large-format Calacatta marble-look porcelain wall tile
✓White hex mosaic shower floor (12-inch sheets)
✓Custom white Calacatta marble corner bench
✓Recessed niche with marble-look back
✓Matte black square rain head and ceiling-mount arm
✓Matte black handheld shower with vertical slide bar
✓Matte black square shower control with diverter
✓Matte black 36-inch horizontal grab bars (×3)
✓Matte black vertical grab bar
✓Frameless glass splash panel
✓Full waterproofing membrane behind backer board

Key Features

✓True zero-threshold roll-in entry — wheelchair rolls directly in
✓Three 36" matte black ADA grab bars anchored into 2x6 blocking, not drywall
✓White hex mosaic floor for traction (small grout joints)
✓Handheld on a slide bar that drops to seated height
✓Custom white marble corner bench for in-shower transfer
✓Recessed niche within arm reach of the bench
✓Open entry with frameless glass splash panel — no doors to maneuver
✓Full Calacatta porcelain walls — minimal grout, easy to clean

“I needed a complete remodel done right so I could finally roll my shower wheelchair in. The crew delivered. Alex, Artem, Tim, Yuri, and the rest of the team showed up, did clean professional work, and finished a job that actually functions for a wheelchair user — not just a nicer-looking bathroom.”

— Brandon F.

Verified Yelp review · Sep 2026

Questions About This Roseville Project

What makes a shower truly wheelchair-accessible?

Three things working together: (1) a true zero-threshold entry — no curb, no step, no lip — so the chair rolls in flush with the bathroom floor; (2) a clear entry width wide enough for the chair, which usually means removing any half-wall or narrow door jamb; and (3) controls, a handheld, grab bars and (optionally) a bench placed where a seated user can actually reach them from the chair. A tile shower with a 2-inch curb is not wheelchair-accessible even if it has grab bars. This Roseville shower meets all three — the curb and half-wall came out, and the controls, handheld and three 36" grab bars are placed for a seated user.

Why did removing the half-wall and the stepped curb matter so much here?

The homeowner is a paraplegic Navy veteran. The original shower had a short tiled curb at the doorway and a half-wall inside — both standard choices when a shower is designed for a standing user. A wheelchair cannot be rolled over a curb and cannot clear a half-wall opening. Taking both out, pouring a curbless pan sloped to a center drain, and running the floor tile flush with the bathroom floor made the shower usable from the first roll-in — no interim transfer, no help needed to get in.

Why matte black grab bars anchored into 2x6 blocking rather than drywall anchors?

Grab bars take real body weight — up to 250+ pounds when a user slips or shifts — and drywall anchors are not rated for that load. Bars installed into drywall-only can and do tear out, which is worse than no grab bar at all because the user is already committed. We installed 2x6 blocking between the studs during rough-in, then screwed each bar directly into the wood. The matte black finish was the homeowner choice to match the rest of the matte black fixture set (rain head, handheld, control trim).

Why a white hex mosaic shower floor instead of large tile?

Traction. A smooth large tile is easier to clean but has far less grip when wet. The 12-inch hex mosaic breaks the floor into dozens of small tiles with grout joints between them — those joints give the texture a wet wheelchair rim or a bare foot can grab onto. The matte-finish white hex also hides water droplets, which keeps the floor looking clean between cleanings.

Do you do wheelchair-accessible bathrooms in Roseville and the Placer County area?

Yes. We build roll-in showers and ADA-aware bathroom remodels throughout Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Loomis, Granite Bay, Auburn and the rest of Placer County. The Roseville roll-in shower on this page is a completed project we can reference — the homeowner left a verified Yelp review about the work.