This shower under construction has a low ceiling of around 6.6 feet. Not an accurate measurement, but I'm like 5.7 feet and I can stand fine and can touch the ceiling with my arms slightly bent. Will it be damaged by moisture since it's hanging low? Should I tear it down to stay on the safe side? You can just barely fit a high shower head without it hitting the ceiling.
The bricks are new walls to make a room out of open space, no drywalls.
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The Code requires a height of 6’-4” from the standing surface of the shower to the ceiling of the shower. (See ICC R305.1, exception #1.) Also, the shower shall be a minimum of 24” x 30” and have a non-previous surface up 6’ from shower floor surface.
Minimum room heights are 7’-0”, unless the ceiling slopes, then it’s complicated, except bathrooms shall have a minimum ceiling height of 6’-8”, unless it slopes. (See ICC R305.1.)