Hi,
Hope i am on correct forum, if not, apologies.
I am in the process of fitting a new wc, sink, and shower cubicle in an en-suite. The house is only 15 months old. I am swapping a exposed shower valve for a concealed valve. I removed the tiles and cut some plasterboard away to make a support for the new valve but couldnt find any studs! I put my hand in the hole and about 50mm to the right was the soil pipe and to the left (about 450mm) was the end of the wall (plasterboard). When i delved around i found a piece of vertical metal channel to the left but it was only connected at the top so was just swinging about! My question is how do i build some support to secure the shower valve and what is the best method to repair the wall prior to tiling?
Thanks,
Gary.
Hope i am on correct forum, if not, apologies.
I am in the process of fitting a new wc, sink, and shower cubicle in an en-suite. The house is only 15 months old. I am swapping a exposed shower valve for a concealed valve. I removed the tiles and cut some plasterboard away to make a support for the new valve but couldnt find any studs! I put my hand in the hole and about 50mm to the right was the soil pipe and to the left (about 450mm) was the end of the wall (plasterboard). When i delved around i found a piece of vertical metal channel to the left but it was only connected at the top so was just swinging about! My question is how do i build some support to secure the shower valve and what is the best method to repair the wall prior to tiling?
Thanks,
Gary.