Folding Shower Seat - Teak Shower Seat Wall Mounted - 16 Inch Floating Fold Down in Shower Bench - Fold Up Bathroom Stool - Foldable Teak Wood Chair with Stainless Steel Wall Mount - 330lb Capacity

This is beautifully made. The seat is pretty and has been varnished so that is very smooth and stays clean. This was a replacement for an original one that was exactly the same, installed 12 years ago. The contractor never caulked around it so the screws into the wall corroded and the seat had to be broken off from the wall to be replaced. This replacement fit the set up exactly the same as the original. But this one is actually made better than the last one. This is one case or a product was actually improved rather than dummy down.

One year after installation review: •Product has retained its sturdiness , and functionality • The size of the product has demonstrated to be a perfect size for adults and children ****** Product Finish/appearance *****- **I strongly recommend monthly application of Bee’s wax oil to maintain finish. This will keep wood from drying out and retain original finish look & appearance ** Metal components still look new I have enjoyed this stool/bench for a year. •It’s provided a stable means of shower safety • It still functions like new • Easy folding when not in use • Extremely durable I recommend this product to anyone wanting a quality shower bench

I finally got this fold down seat installed in my newly remodeled bathroom shower. It seems very sturdy, and it looks very nice. It stays folded up when not in use which is a plus in my small shower. Although I am not to that point in my life (yet!), I think it will very well serve its purpose as a seat while relaxing in my shower. I do know that it makes a great "Foot Rest" when you need to prop your leg up to wash! I am so glad I went with this instead of having a "seat" fabricated into my shower.

Great customer service. I ordered this seat and it had a slight defect. They mailed me a new one before I even returned the first one. Have not installed it yet but the quality seems top notch.

I've had this installed for a few uses now and it's just what I wanted. I didn't mind paying more than some of the less expensive ones with a bottom strut, for the uncluttered look. The wood is solid hardwood presumably teak as others have confirmed but I expected teak to have a bit more red-orange tinge; it looks orange enough in the photo, but the product looks slightly more toward the color of stain I've seen called 'gunstock.' I'm doubting I'll ever see the aging effect that would reveal its underlying character because the wood is highly polished, very high quality looking. The bars are steel, chromed, with a nice plastic bushing at the hinge pins to reduce wear. The brackets are two-part, an aluminum plate that fastens to the wall, and chromed, plastic covers. The photo you might see (I'm seeing one on the left of this review as I write it) is oriented wrong... misleadingly. It shows the seat in the upright position, as when it is stored against the wall. But the photo is wrongly rotated 90 degrees. I say this because the brackets are taller than they protrude from the wall. If you drop the seat without holding it, the brackets absorb some of the weight as it falls, softening the impact. Not certain if this is by design. As for install, if you've done much mechanical work you can picture the extreme load on the brackets, with up to 100 pounds on each bracket, cantilevered so the load hits the bracket end about 2 inches from the pivot point. Since the hinges are 11+3/4 inches on center, only one is going to hit a wall stud. I installed another partial stud (3 feet tall) behind my shower wall and fastened it to the adjacent stud. The instructions show the use of a horizontal header, a good option. Recommended, but installing is not for novices and is not sufficient for fully holding adult weight. Update after 2 years of use in a steam room: There have been some comments concerned about the use of plastic for the bracket covers. I took my unit apart because I thought it was pulling away from the wall but it seems to have been just from the plastic bracket covers being pushed out 1/16th - 1/8th of an inch from soap that drips into it and solidifies. The plastic covers not only lasted 2 years under harsh conditions, but after cleaning gently with steel wool returned to 100% shiny condition. And the steel bars had only superficial rust stains, not rust through to the metal and also cleaned up perfectly, photos attached. One shows the plastic bracket cover after cleaning, and the aluminum bracket showing two years of wear. I didn't think to do a before photo. The other shows a before and after of the bars. But what might be more important is that the aluminum brackets do show deterioration... even though it hadn't failed on me so I don't know when or if it will. Notice in two of the images the circled cracks. One is on the hingepin's hole; the others on the flanges outside the hole. I'm putting it back together and using it again but I won't intentionally trust it with my feet in the air. You'll have to decide if this is concerning enough to choose one of the models that has folding legs or angle supports.

Very well made, heavy duty would buy again

I had a seat bought 2 years ago and the wall mount brackets were made out of a forged material. The brackets rotted and started to push the covers and the seat away from the wall. I ordered a replacement due to the fact that I had holes drilled in the wall. I figured I'd paint the brackets before installing. To my suprize the replacement seat brackets had been replaced with a stainless steel brackets. Much nicer. I purchased another for my other bathroom.

Lasted about a year. Brackets broke. Cheaply made with inferior metal?