Shower valve supply recessed plywood

[markyyyyyy]

Just about to put my pipes in place at 150mm centres for my shower mixer.

How is this best done on a stud wall?

Do you install recessed plywood so that it is flush with the front edge of the studwork so it can be boarded over flush, or do I put s piece of 4x2 on horizontal and clip the pipes at 150 centres to the bottom of the timber? If I choose this option, will the tiles and plasterboard provide enough support to hold the shower control, considering the pipes would be clipped below the horizontal noggin

Cheers



Cheers

 

[muggles]

What make/ model shower?

 

[Gasguru]

Your are better off using a dedicated wall plate..

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=1...XxoFwKHZtJCGoQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1920&bih=988

 

[markyyyyyy]

Your are better off using a dedicated wall plate..

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=1...XxoFwKHZtJCGoQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1920&bih=988

What do i screw the plate on to?

 

[markyyyyyy]

What make/ model shower?

It's from Victoria plumb, orchard wye range

 

[muggles]

It's from Victoria plumb, orchard wye range

This one? If so, I'd suggest just bringing your 15mm supplies straight through the wall, doing all your tiling, then using a bar shower mounting kit to fix it to the tiles. Much simpler. Line the walls with ply then tile on top, or alternatively use something like 12mm No More Ply straight onto the studwork

 

[JimCrow]

Just about to put my pipes in place at 150mm centres for my shower mixer.

How is this best done on a stud wall?

Do you install recessed plywood so that it is flush with the front edge of the studwork so it can be boarded over flush, or do I put s piece of 4x2 on horizontal and clip the pipes at 150 centres to the bottom of the timber? If I choose this option, will the tiles and plasterboard provide enough support to hold the shower control, considering the pipes would be clipped below the horizontal noggin

Cheers



Cheers

Fitting ply flush is a stronger and better job and will be easiest for you when fitting the shower valve using a fixing kit like the one Muggles linked,
a level line along the ply and bore the two 16mm holes at 150mm centres through it, the pipes wont move when tiling,

 

[markyyyyyy]

This one? If so, I'd suggest just bringing your 15mm supplies straight through the wall, doing all your tiling, then using a bar shower mounting kit to fix it to the tiles. Much simpler. Line the walls with ply then tile on top, or alternatively use something like 12mm No More Ply straight onto the studwork

Yes that's the one!

So is this correct order:

1. Would you ply the whole area / stud wall to be tiled as I was originally going to use aqua board?

Edit: or do I recess the 18mm ply so that the front face is flush with the stud, then fix aquaboard to the wall as per usual?

2. bring my cooper pipe out of the wall at 150mm centres without and clips/ support?

3. Tile the area/wall

4. Fit mounting bracket to tiles and then screw valve on?