Shower panels! Help!

[DPete]

So. I have managed to fit shower panels directly over tiles. My issue however is I had to cut the shower panels more than I had liked around where the water pipes come in due to the metal fixings that attached them to the wall. This now means when I screw the pipe collars back over the pipes, I’m some parts there is a 15.5-20mm gap. I don’t really want to try and bridge the gap just by siliconing it’s as would look shoddy. Any ideas? I have tried to find other chrome pipe collars that fit a 26mm pipe, but have a diameter of 80-100mm that are flat rather than cone shaped ,not higher than 10mm but am struggling but this would be ideal as would branch the gap and allow me to then silicone around the edges.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Hi,

This one gets you to 61mm diameter:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CHROME-STAINLESS-STEEL-VALVE-COLLAR/dp/B007GYJDCY

But, if you need anything bigger, you may have to go custom. There are some options here:

https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/enamel-bath-washers.576947/#post-5040202

Good luck!

 

[DPete]

Thank you! Yes I’ve looked at these. Biggest I found was 70mm but was 22.5mm high as was a cone shape which is too meaning the nut from the mixer bar won’t screw in enough so it doesn’t drip! Have been looking at a sheet of chrome from B and Q. Though I could cut this in a rectangle, cut exact holes in this for the water pipes, use adhesive to stick it down then seal around the edges. Then put the old collars back on.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Perhaps something like this with the centre drilled out?

https://www.simplyplastics.com/cata...shed-aluminium-composite-disc/c-24/c-97/p-277

Or:

https://hardwareoutletuk.com/product/aluminium-blank-discs/

 

[DPete]

Mate they look spot on! Should do the trick.

 

[RandomGrinch]