Safe bathroom step stools come in all shapes and sizes. . . if you're a child. There are little lightweight plastic bathroom step stools that come in all different colors and shapes of almost every animal you can think of. There are wooden bathroom step stools that come painted in your child's favorite cartoon character. There are folding step stools that take up very little space and store nicely when not in use. The question here is?

Which of these step stools makes a safe bathroom step stool?

OK, let's get back to the basics. The bathroom step stool must have sufficient rubber pads on the bottom of the step stool to keep it from sliding on slick or wet floors. Legs are bad because they can bend or break, making your bathroom step stool wobble when you step on it. Also, the rubber pads on the bottom of the step stool legs will wear through, allowing the bathroom step stool to slide out from under you when you least expect it.

Make sure to look for the load rating of your bathroom step stool. A step stool made for a child will not hold the weight of an adult. An adult step stool should have a 500 pound rating. This is the standard step stool weight rating that most industry experts look for. Seems simple enough, right? But, most bathroom step stools either don't have a load rating or the label says something like ?Not to exceed a 12 inch reach? Do yourself a favor and don't buy a bathroom step stool that says that.

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems for 9 years. He has helped people solve their problems by helping them find bathroom step stools, kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids step stools, plastic step stools and step stools for senior citizens. To see his step stools or to contact him to find a stepstool for you, go to www.Shure-Step.com