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    Concealed Bath/Shower mixer valve and wall cavity...

    gotcha and thanks vehlin for the input also :) the walls either end of the bath are both internal. yes it is to be a pumped shower but i am yet to choose a pump... lol! believe me i'm not in essex by choice... have to follow the work. though this time we are pretty settled and have our first...
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    Concealed Bath/Shower mixer valve and wall cavity...

    when you say 'breached' the cavity you mean the fact that its an open space from the cavity to the bathroom in that area?
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    Concealed Bath/Shower mixer valve and wall cavity...

    thankyou for taking the time to advise richard. i do apologise but i dont understand how i have bridged the cavity? i dont want to run the pipework inside the wall cavity, i wanted to use the 90degree fittings to bring the pipework closer to the bathroom side of the blockwork so the...
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    Concealed Bath/Shower mixer valve and wall cavity...

    by the way, the window is just above out of shot in that photo so its not under too much load in the area.
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    Concealed Bath/Shower mixer valve and wall cavity...

    fill it in? :shock: can i fill it with the valve in place? is there nothing i could do with the far 20mm of the hole to prevent problems? how/why would i bridge the cavity? yes there are three controls to the valve, temperature, flow rate and selector
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    Concealed Bath/Shower mixer valve and wall cavity...

    Hi all, I'm currently getting all the plumbing in place to install a new bathroom and would be very grateful for some advice. This morning i have channelled out the hole to fit the concealed shower valve, however, the valve required a 110mm recess and the blockwork is only 130mm. I chain...
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    Laminate wood flooring: under or up to fireplace?

    my bad, that was a really bad way of explaining! :oops: all i mean is, rather than having just a brick hearth with a gas fire sitting on it, it would be more like this... but it will be a working gas fire, not just decorative.
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    Laminate wood flooring: under or up to fireplace?

    Hi peeps, i have removed a gas fire and brick hearth from my fireplace and will be installing a modern 'all in one' style one. I'm not sure whether i should lay the laminate wood flooring first and go all the way up to the wall, then sit the new fireplace etc on top OR fit the fireplace first...
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    Shower bath query...

    Hi guys, I have searched the forum extensively and have found lots of helpful info on this topic, but nothing particularly recent or specific to the products i have in mind. I am replacing my steel bath for an acrylic shower bath and have convinced myself that this...
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