I am adding a second shower head (not rain shower) to my new build.

Why?

The purpose of two showerheads matters. Will one or both be handheld? Two controls or one?

Two handles— I have small kids and they will shower with me sometimes

Has construction started?

The construction just started but I haven’t finalized locations or selections yet.

That is not a shape that works with multiple showering zones. A 25 square foot shower is almost as large as an entire standard hall bath.

This design is truly awful and wasteful of space in so many ways.

Broadly, I would make the second showerhead a handheld on a pole where it can be raised to a height that a small kid (or seated adult) could shower with it, but could also just function as a handheld for future owners who won't have that need.

But I agree that this layout is super problematic in lots of ways, so if it isn't framed yet, I'd take a deep breath and start again so that you end up with a shower that can accommodate two users and also have workable space in other areas. (What is happening with the two doors in conflict at the top, for instance? And are those narrow french doors at the entry, or something else? Both look like they'll be challenging/awkward to use.) Post the full dimensions and any constraints (e.g., if the entry door needs to stay where it is) and you'll get lots of ideas to sift through.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Redo the whole before digging into the small details.

That shower is not conducive to 2 people showering at the same time. Ditch the double doors coming into the bathroom.

I love your big shower. If you plan on a built-in shower bench, think about someone sitting on the bench reaching for the handheld.

The double door entry looks nice, too.

Not sure what’s going on in the water closet area with the conflicting doors. You may need to rethink that area.

I regret doing dual shower heads when I built. I guess I was swayed by fashion. It’s not been at all useful, even with kids. I just use the main shower head on a diverter to the adjustable height sprayer for them. second head has been used maybe twice in 10 years.

Our shower has a fixed showerhead and a handheld, but it’s one ore the other. How much longer will your little children be showering with you? My DH and I kid that our next shower will have showerheads and controls on opposite walls; I like warmer water than he does, and when we share a shower we both want to be comfortable. (tmi?)

The double doors are a pain. Where is the light switch? As you come and go, are both your hands free to operate the doors?

In our previous house we had double shower heads in a lot bigger shower then you have. It sounded like a good idea at the time but in reality I could not stand it. I prefer taking a shower by myself with the water temp how i like it and no suds flying on to me from someone else. As far as kids go they will not be little for long and will want to shower on their own so I wouldn't plan the shower based on them.

@Lomo, I have to disagree with your statement on the 25 sq ft shower being wasteful. We have a 4.5'x6' shower and it is one of my favorite things about the house. There's a level of freedom and spaciousness that feels wonderful. Every time I go on vacation and come back home, I feel so much better having a larger shower to shower in. We also have dual shower heads on two walls caddy corner to each other, and it is great to be able to set individual water temperatures for each person. A tankless water heater with unlimited hot water is also a life changer for me.

I think the challenge with OP's shower isn't the square footage, but the fact that it's a 5x5 neo-angle shower. That functions quite differently from a 4x6 shower even though the area is the same.

Can you redesign the bathroom to accommodate a shower that is meant to accommodate two shower heads and live happily ever after?

@artemis78, do you think the shower would work if it was squared off as a 5x5 and didn't have the angled wall cutting in? I'm asking out of curiosity but also in case the OP really doesn't want to or cannot make substantial floor plan changes at this point.

@T T I would personally not like it very much just because it would be too much space away from the water flow. (Would still prefer it to neo-angle, though, since I am not at all a fan of that layout!) But I like showers to be warmer, and others (including my partner) like them colder. In this layout, though, if the other pieces can't change, the angled door is probably preferable to a square shower to have enough clearance.

If I wanted a large shower, I would do something like 4x6 or so with a bench at one end. This also depends on whether it is being designed for two adults to use at once, or just one adult with occasional young children. I'd probably look at putting it along the bottom wall and moving the vanity, but that depends on how much of the plumbing is already in place.

I would look to reconfigure the space. Knee wall and glass for toilet, and combine tub and shower into one grand space.

You don't share the dimensions of your shower, but we have 3 shower heads in our similarly shaped shower. In this picture the one on the right on the sliding rod isn't installed yet as it came missing a part. It is now installed next to the valve.

You can attach a HAND HELD with spray for little kids. Would I ? No. : )

But I'd fix that plan One entry door, pocket at the enclosed potty if you must have a door

Get more vanity space, build in the tub, and hate the shower as you planned. Sorry. If very little kids shower with you? It won't be for LONG enough to merit two shower heads If you want to shove a couple kids in without you? A hand held on the wall, mounted low enough,and use a shower spray head

There are probably better baths to be had, but you need to show the WHOLE plan

I've remodeled/built 11 bathrooms over the last 13 years and I always install 2 shower heads. One wall mounted and the other a handheld on a sliding bar.

Use to live in an area that did not allow more than one fixture to run in a shower, so we had to use a diverter in those bathrooms. Our new area allows multiple fixtures piped individually.

The most important things in addition to having a thermostatic valve, is to have a volume control lever. Nothing worse than a shower control that only allow on/off and nothing in between.

There are a million ways to have this