Isolator valves for concealed bathroom items

[Bowks]

Morning,

Early next year I'll be ripping out the old bathroom and starting again. The shower and bath controls will be embedded in a tiles wall. How do I go about providing isolator valves? Is it ok for these to sit elsewhere in the room?

[Callerton]

Wherever the isolators are located, I'd suggest you get ones with a chunky handle. The isolators up here (Newcastle) that use a screwdriver to turn off the water tend to gunge up after a few years & need replacing when the tap, etc gets replaced! Which sort of make them pointless. The downside being they take up more space.

As far as location is concerned, think about what's on the other side of the wall behind the tiles. In a few years, if the "behind tiles" fixings need attention, it might be quicker / cheaper to cut a hole in a plasterboard wall to get access & then let a plasterer renovate, especially if the tiles are no longer available (ask me how I know). Clearly only applies to internal walls!

[dhutch]

Also, consider full-flow valves rather than restrictive ones.

But yeah, put them wherever suits, including near the hot water tank and or boiler.
Do you even need dedicated isolators for the bath/shower controls?

[JimM169]

dhutch said:

Do you even need dedicated isolators for the bath/shower controls?

Guarantee that you'll only need them if you haven't got them fitted!

[Rob.]

https://surestop.co.uk/products/

[OutInTheShed]

I wouldn't bother.

I've had isolator valves leak from the spindle so I wouldn't want one hidden away.

The bigger question is what happens when your bath or shower tap/valve plays up after 5 or 10 years?

[Sheepshanks]

I was dismayed to find the plumber fitting our en-suite didn’t even fit the toilet cistern with an isolator. I thought they were mandatory.