Gio Bella Shower Arms

Eighteen shower arms from Gio, and this is the part of a shower nobody thinks about until the head is hanging in the wrong place. The arm is the pipe that carries the rose out from the wall or down from the ceiling, and it fixes exactly where the water lands. Lengths here run 120mm, 150mm, 240mm, 300mm and 400mm, in round and square profiles, listed in matt black, chrome and stainless steel.

Wall or Ceiling

Six arms on this page are named as ceiling or roof arms and two are named as wall mounted. The remaining ten do not state a mounting in the title, so check the product listing rather than assuming. Read the shape words carefully too: round and square describe the profile of the tube and the cover plate, not where the arm goes. The two 150mm ceiling arms are one round and one square, which is exactly why the profile tells you nothing about the mounting.

The choice itself is usually made for you by the plumbing. A wall arm takes the feed that already comes out above the mixer, which is the normal arrangement in an existing bathroom. A ceiling arm needs a pipe run in the ceiling void, so it is a new build or a full strip out decision. A ceiling drop puts the rose over the middle of the shower floor and keeps the wall clear, which is why it turns up in walk in showers with a large rose.

Getting the Length Right

On a wall arm the length is the projection, so a 300mm arm puts the rose 300mm out from the wall face and a 400mm puts it further into the shower. Short arms leave you standing against the wall to get under the water. On a ceiling arm the length is the drop, so a 150mm arm sits the rose close to the ceiling and a 300mm brings it down. Work from the finished head height you want, and remember a large square rose extends well past the point where the arm ends.

Matching the Rest of the Shower

The arm, the rose and the mixer are all visible at once, so specify them together. The roses are on Gio Bella shower heads in the same round and square profiles, and the mixers sit with the rest of the tapware on Gio taps. If the floor drainage is still open, the linear channels are on shower channels and traps. The full range is on Gio Bella.

Frequently Asked Questions

What length shower arm do I need?

On a wall mounted arm the length is how far the rose projects from the wall, so 300mm and 400mm put you further into the shower than a short arm does. On a ceiling arm the length is the drop from the ceiling. Work backwards from where you want the water to land and the head height you want, and account for the size of the rose itself.

Which of these arms are ceiling mounted?

Six are named in the title as ceiling or roof arms, at 150mm, 240mm and 300mm. Two are named as wall mounted. The other ten do not state a mounting in the title, so open the listing before ordering rather than working it out from the name. Do not read round or square as a clue, because those words describe the tube profile only.

Can I fit a ceiling shower arm in an existing bathroom?

Only if you can get a water pipe into the ceiling above the shower, which usually means opening the ceiling or working from the roof space. A wall arm feeds off the pipework already coming through the wall above the mixer, so it is the straightforward swap. Ceiling arms are normally specified during a new build or a full strip out.

Do round and square shower arms mean wall and ceiling?

No. Round and square describe the profile of the tube and the cover plate, nothing else. This page carries ceiling arms in both round and square at 150mm, and the square profile turns up on wall arms and ceiling arms alike. Choose the profile to match the shower rose and the mixer, then choose the mounting separately based on where the water pipe actually runs.

Will a Gio shower arm fit a shower head from another brand?

Often yes, because shower arms and roses use a standard threaded connection, but we do not want you ordering on an assumption. The thread is not stated in every title on this page, so tell us which head you are pairing it with and we will confirm the connection on that specific arm before you buy rather than after the plumber has the wall open.