the grab bars as stated herein above referring now to fig8 a shower surround 195 according to another non limiting embodiment is illustrated the shower surround 195 includes a zero threshold drain 50 a knee wall 205 a bench seat 210 and a pedestal 215 disposed at the front of the shower surround referring now to fig9 a top view of the shower surround of fig8 is shown the pedestal 215 is essentially a rectangular solid but as one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize the pedestal may have other shapes and decorative features so long as it can support the bench seat 210 the pedestal may be either permanently affixed to the shower floor 45 or may be removable therefrom to enable a user to have more room in the shower 195 the knee wall may have a longitudinal portion 220 that juts away from the back wall 225 and the rest of the knee wall so that bench seat 210 is supported by the longitudinal area 220 and the pedestal 215 the pedestal may also fit in groove 227 shown in fig8 fig9 also shows a slot 320 in which a shower curtain may slide to minimize water splashing out of the shower if the hinge 222 for bench seat 210 is attached to the bench seat and a tub wall not shown the bench seat may either sit on the longitudinal portion 220 of the knee wall and the pedestal 215 and thereby be easily removed from the shower surround 195 if desired or may be fixedly hinged as.