New Bathroom Items

Hi all,

Few quick questions if i may. I am replacing bath,toilet and sink.
Its a small room so its just new for old. i have all the new items just need to know fit them.

1-When fitting toilet and pedistall for sink do i tile floor first and fit these items ontop or fit them then tile around.

2-If in the future i wanted to fit a shower, what would be best given my cicumstances, ie: i have an emersion heater located downstairs as is the bathroom but its low pressure. i dont want to get into fitting pumps etc, would a normal pressure shower do the job?

3-what would be the best thing to do to terminate an old pipe, ie:copper pipe which is cold water feed is no longer required, do they sell caps you can just solder on????

first fix pipework before tiling and fit toilet and basin after.i would suggest an electric shower of the mains water. you can get a speedfit(pushfit)blank from any plumbing merchant.I would advise you to seek advise from a qualified , reputable plumber.(on site)

As above, pipework first, then fit bath. Tile walls and floor, then fit basin and WC.

It's the position of the COLD storage tank that determines your water pressure. The vertical distance from the base of the cold tank to the shower head measured in Metres and divided by 10 is a good approximation of the water pressure in bar. A typical 2 storey house with cold tank in the loft will usually give about 0.4 - 0.5 Bar pressure on the ground floor. Most shower manufacturers recommend a minimun working pressure so you can pick one to suit your system. Most showers work best if hot and cold water are supplied at the same pressure. If your cold supply is at mains pressure you may need to run in a new cold feed from your cold storage tank.

If your cold storage is a small tank built into the top of the hot cylinder, the pressure may even be negative. That's Catch 22. A pump would be required to make any shower mixer work, but the limited cold storage capacity is generally insufficient to feed a pump. In that case an electrically heated shower fed from the cold mains may be the solution.

'Dead legs' of pipework are best eliminated as they can become a breeding ground for bacteria. Cut back as close to the tee as practical. Solder, Compression and push-fit stop-ends are all available.
Beware of 3/4" imperial pipe if the installation is that old - metric fittings won't fit it, but imperial fittings and adapters are available.