Basic shower layout question

[mattnotfat]

My 900x900 shower enclosure is timber stud wall on one wall and Victorian brick on the other. It's going to be a pain burying pipes and cables in the brick, but if I mount the shower on the stud wall it'll be opposite the shower door. Is that going to make much difference, potential for leaks?

Alternatively I can't remember seeing a shower with the unit on one wall, and the head at 90 degrees - common sense suggests that's a bad idea for an electric shower?

I could even run the water inlet on the surface down from the roof to the shower unit. But the water would have to go up another floor first. For a house with normal water pressure is the extra distance an issue?

Sometimes obvious questions just have be asked! Thanks

 

[stef99]

what about mounting the shower unit on the stud wall, and mounting the shower head on the victorian bricks?

You can mount the head anywhere, it just depends on how the shower flex hags in the middles of the shower.
You may be able to tie it back with some sort of plastic clip.

Theres nothing stopping you moving the shower head onto another wall (as far as regulations go) it just depends on how you would feel about it?

as for supply pipes. the stud wall wil always be easier to access. but generally I would makes sure the connections are 100% perfect before i tile anything.

Also, I would connect the shower up (with water presure, test it, and then leav it for a few days to look for any leaks)

That way I minimse the leaking risk.