How do I fit new shower controls

[freestyle]

As we speak, I am getting my new combi boiler installed.

This is great news as it allows me to remove my mira electric one which is incorrectly wired.

Looking at the chrome controls thermostat for the shower that I have brought, its in the shape of a T:

The wall where I plan to fit it is breese block, what the best way of securing it ?

Ideally I am looking for some photos of what others have(never seen it before from behind)

 

[Paul Barker]

Is it a bar shower?

1/2" backplate elbows buried in wall, bury pipework, or surface mount kit available from Screwfix or BES chrome pipework.

 

[freestyle]

Thanks for the fast reply.

It looks like this

concealed

I can make a hole in the wall no problem, but should I cement in ? it only has 2 screws for fixing to a wall. At the moment I am thinking woooden battern?[/img]

 

[Paul Barker]

I got you, fix it to the breeze block, some grades of breeze wilkl take a hefty screw direct others require rawl plug. I use 6.5mm drill brown rawl plugs no 10 screws to fix vertually everything. Then you could if you wish apply bonding plaster all around that sticks pretty good but is non corrosive to pipework. I don't think there's any need for wooden noggins.

 

[freestyle]

great.

Thaks paul, very helpful

Hope you have a good evening

 

[chrishutt]

Just a point Paul. Isn't bonding plaster the one that's hygroscopic (absorbs water readily)? If so, I would avoid using it anywhere near a shower enclosure. It may "suck" water in through tiling cracks, etc.

 

[Paul Barker]

Never thought of that.

 

[ChrisR]

Builder's foam is getting very popular for things like this. It's closed cell so doesn't absorb water. You can get the usual disposable canisters or the ones you use with a gun. The gun is much easier to control - you can alter the density of the foam with the trigger, which also determines how much it expands, if at all.
I only bother keeping the fireproof one, which is OK round flues.

 

[Paul Barker]

Interesting. Your'd have to wait a couple of days before you tiled though wouldn't you?

I sometimes use it to stick baths into the slot in the wall, excellent for that job.

Joiner mate had a couple of workers doing loft work for him, first few weeks they were excellent. After a while he had to go back on the jobs to redo things to the customer's satisfaction. Final straw was when they put a piece of skirting on with expanding foam. When he was called back the skirting was 4" into the room.

He made them redundant; they broke all his Dewalt tools and slashed his tires on their last day. He was foolish to let them work the week out.

One of them had the cheek to ask for work 6 months later.

Expanding foam has plenty of legit uses, but is also a great tool of the slap dash.