Hi,
I want to build a partition on one side of a shower tray that is in the corner of my bathroom. The partition will come out 800mm and be at right angles to the exisitng room wall, however it will not go right to the ceiling, only to 2100mm. So, its only points of contact will be the exisitng wall and floor. My question/problem is stability and stiffness as it will be tiled. I have made a first attempt making timber framing intending to clad with WBP ply and/or backer board, but I just don't think it will be rigid enough and I really don't want to put a strut across the shower tray to the other existing wall (for aesthetic reasons).
My thought was to build it in block (75mm as there is a WC on the other side and space is tight). There are also the supply pipes to the shower mixer that will also run up through this wall that I need to consider. My qustion:
Is a 75mm block wall only connected on two sides (floor and one vertical edge) going to be stable - also considering the supply pipes that will need to be accommodated?
Any help, suggestions or advice will be very gratefully received and thanks for taking the time to post.
Cheers, Steve.
I want to build a partition on one side of a shower tray that is in the corner of my bathroom. The partition will come out 800mm and be at right angles to the exisitng room wall, however it will not go right to the ceiling, only to 2100mm. So, its only points of contact will be the exisitng wall and floor. My question/problem is stability and stiffness as it will be tiled. I have made a first attempt making timber framing intending to clad with WBP ply and/or backer board, but I just don't think it will be rigid enough and I really don't want to put a strut across the shower tray to the other existing wall (for aesthetic reasons).
My thought was to build it in block (75mm as there is a WC on the other side and space is tight). There are also the supply pipes to the shower mixer that will also run up through this wall that I need to consider. My qustion:
Is a 75mm block wall only connected on two sides (floor and one vertical edge) going to be stable - also considering the supply pipes that will need to be accommodated?
Any help, suggestions or advice will be very gratefully received and thanks for taking the time to post.
Cheers, Steve.