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Perching Stools
Perching stools enable the user to 'semi-sit', reducing the strain from either standing for long periods or from getting up and down from a full seating positions. A perching stool for kitchen worktops or the bathroom sink may be an important piece of equipment for those who need support as they stand up. Essential Aids has perching stools for disabled people or others whose condition makes standing for sustained periods difficult. You can use a lightweight perching stool in the shower, provided it is one which has non-corrosive parts. The technique with perching stools is to perch your bottom on the front edge of the seat, while keeping your feet on the ground.
Perching stools enable the user to 'semi-sit', reducing the strain from either standing for long periods or from getting up and down from a full seating positions. A perching stool for kitchen
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Malvern Vinyl Seat Perching Stool - Adjustable Height Stool
A height adjustable stool for use around the house or in the shower. - Vat Exempt
Malvern Vinyl Seat Perching Stool - Adjustable Height With Armrests
A dual use stool with adjustable height and lateral supports. - Vat Exempt
Malvern Vinyl Seat Perching Stool - Adjustable Height with Armrests and Backrest
This perching stool can be used throughout the house for a range of purposes. - Vat Exempt
Malvern Vinyl Seat Perching Stool - Adjustable Height with Padded Armrests and Padded Backrest
A comfortable height adjustable chair that can also be used in the shower. - Vat Exempt
Malvern Vinyl Seat Perching Stool - Adjustable Height with Armrests and Padded Backrest
Height adjustable stool suitable for use in the shower. - Vat Exempt
Extra Wide Polyurethane Moulded Stool
This stool has a weight limit of 254kg (40 stone) and is available with a flat seat or with a sloped 'perching' seat. - Vat Exempt
Prima Aluminium Shower/Perching Stools
A lightweight and strong range of shower stools and chairs to enable seated bathing. - Vat Exempt
Adjustable Height Perching Stool/Chair
Excellent perching stool, available in a range of styles, with or without armrests and backs. - Vat Exempt
Extra Wide Perching Stool
This reinforced stool has a large tilted seat which is suitable for individuals weighing up to 44 stone. - Vat Exempt
PU Moulded Perching Stool
A handy stool that can be used in the kitchen or as a shower chair. - Vat Exempt
PU Extra Low Moulded Perching Stool
A steel framed stool that can be used as a shower chair or in the kitchen. - Vat Exempt
Malvern Extra Low Vinyl Perching Stool
A versatile, height adjustable chair that can be used in the shower. - Vat Exempt
Compact Easy Modular Perch Stool
Quality perching stool ideal for the shower or 'semi-standing' at a sink or worktop. - Vat Exempt
Perching Stool in Brown
A range of versatile perching stools that can be used throughout the house.
Perching Stool PU
A range of perching stools that can be supplied with arm and backrests.- Vat Exempt
PU Bariatric Perching / Kitchen Stool
A perching stool designed for larger and heavier users. - Vat Exempt
Ironing / Perching Stool
A useful perching stool that can be used to make household tasks easier. 
Perching Stool in White
A range of versatile perching stools that can be used throughout the house.
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Torbay Bariatric Padded Perching Stool with Armrests
This adjustable perching stool is designed to support heavier users. - Vat Exempt
Prima Modular Perching Stool - with Arms and Back
A practical and height-adjustable stool, perfect for use in the shower. - Vat Exempt
Sherwood Plus Bariatric Shower/Perching Stools
A range of perching and shower stools designed for larger and heavier users. - Vat Exempt
Sherwood Perching Stools
A range of perching stools that can be supplied with arm and backrests. - Vat Exempt
Extra Low Perching Stools
These perching stools are made for the shorter user and are great in the kitchen, bathroom or shower. - Vat Exempt
Belmont Adjustable Shower Stool
Features large non-marking rubber feet to provide stability and prevent slipping. - Vat Exempt
Lightweight Perching Stool
An extremely lightweight perching stool for use in the shower, constructed from aluminium. - Vat Exempt
Bariatric Perching Kitchen Stool
A perching stool designed specifically for bariatric users. - Vat Exempt
Sherwood Adjustable Perching Chair with Backrest
Folding perching chair suitable for use in a shower or kitchen.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a kitchen perching stool?
A perching stool allows someone to ‘semi sit’ on its leading edge, offering support to the user without taking all their body weight, while keeping their feet flat on the floor.
Perching stools are usually significantly higher than regular kitchen chairs and have a tilted seat.
How are perching stools for the kitchen different from ordinary high stools?
Perching stools have sitting surfaces which gently slope from front to back.
They are not designed to be sat on in a conventional way, but rather offer support to someone who is nearly standing up.
The user ‘perches’ on the low edge of the sloping seat.
Who might use a perching stool in the kitchen?
Standing for food preparation at kitchen worktops may become difficult for people with reduced mobility.
This may be because they lack the strength, coordination or balance to stand for sustained periods of time.
A perching stool may provide just enough support to enable someone in this situation to undertake food preparation at the worktop.
It may also be useful for tasks at the kitchen sink.
Are kitchen perching stools height adjustable?
Yes, most stools of this kind are easily adjustable via pin clips in each of the legs.
This allows them to be extended or retracted as desired, which in turn determines the stool’s height.
How tall are kitchen perching stools?
The seats of perching stools are almost all adjustable in height, ranging from around 50cm to 70cm.
Are kitchen perching stools available with backrests and armrests?
Yes, many stools of this nature are available with back supports and armrests.
Some are modular in design, meaning these components can be added or removed as required.
Are there kitchen perching stools for heavier individuals?
Extra-strong ‘bariatric’ stools are available, some with a weight tolerance of up to 44 stone.
These tools are ideal for very obese individuals, who may have difficulty standing at the sink or kitchen worktops.
These stools are made of strong steel, meaning they are heavier than standard perching stools.
Do perching stools slip on tiled kitchen floors?
Rubber or soft plastic caps, or feet, are fitted to the end of each leg. These components are called ‘ferrules’.
Ferrules reduce the chance of stools slipping on hard surface flooring.
As perching stools are also used at the bathroom sink, where floors are often wet, this is an important feature.
Some stools feature ferrules with angled bases, meaning they contact the floor at an optimum angle to maximise contact and friction.
Do perching stools fold down when not in use?
Most perching stools do not collapse for easy storage but there are one or two models which have this feature.
