Bath filler on wall side of bath
Discussion
Boosted LS1 said:
I've got my taps on the wall side of the bath. It's a one piece block of chromed metal. It's impossible to get a nice bead of sealant behind the taps. Surely there's a proper way to do this?
First bathroom plumbers made a right mess of this for me, as they put the taps too close to the wall & couldn't silicone it properly. It leaked badly. I ended up doing 'key hole surgery' with silicone tube & some straws.One straw as a ''hose'' super glued over the end of the silicone tube, which meant I could tuck it right down behind the gaps, then another straw with one of those tiny ''spoon'' ends to it, trimmed down. Lots of saliva (or fairy up liquid etc) and used that to smooth it over. Genuinely looked like I was doing it with chop sticks apparently.
Did the job & was actually quite a success. I had to just bodge the silicone over the Plumber's attempt though, but the mounds were well hidden behind the taps. I have never had much luck with Plumber's
dazwalsh said:
If it's against the wall is it by any chance on a stud wall rather than an outside wall.
If it ever failed it's probably easier cut through the plasterboard on other side to get full access to pipework, then a bit of board and skim to repair.
That's what I decided in the end, the only bath and tap combo I liked meant having the spout against the wall... as it's plasterboard I figured in case of issues I could cut out a square of the wall behind and reach through the cavity!If it ever failed it's probably easier cut through the plasterboard on other side to get full access to pipework, then a bit of board and skim to repair.
Andehh said:
I went through the same thought patterns you did, but there wasn't an easy solution for us due to the bath being enclosed all 3 sides by walls, with the 'open side' then blocked by the open door, shower glass & basin. Left us very few options..
Post up a pic of your bathroom and we can help suggest, I went through all of this 6 months ago and there are so many combinations of taps, filler necks, over fillers that can be mounted in every weird & whacky fashion.....
Thought about a bath waste filler? Pops up to fill the bath, then the entire assembly pops up to drain it. Mount the taps wherever you want, they don't even need to be on the bath providing you can route your pipes around the bathroom (as you would a shower...). Removable bath panel for future proofing the removal/replacement of it?
No I hadn't!! Love that idea, where can I get one!!Post up a pic of your bathroom and we can help suggest, I went through all of this 6 months ago and there are so many combinations of taps, filler necks, over fillers that can be mounted in every weird & whacky fashion.....
Thought about a bath waste filler? Pops up to fill the bath, then the entire assembly pops up to drain it. Mount the taps wherever you want, they don't even need to be on the bath providing you can route your pipes around the bathroom (as you would a shower...). Removable bath panel for future proofing the removal/replacement of it?
Eddieslofart said:
Ouch indeed, to get around the woes of top mounted taps I put one of these in. 
I got this one, works off a diverter valve as have Hansgrohe secure flex on end of bath, one way fills bath, other way turns pull out shower on.
https://www.ergonomicdesigns.co.uk/product/ACY005~...
https://www.xtwostore.com/hansgrohe-secuflex-secuf...
https://www.ergonomicdesigns.co.uk/product/ACY005~...
https://www.xtwostore.com/hansgrohe-secuflex-secuf...
Image was requested above. At the moment vanity is on the left as is the shower, WC is on the right.
What ideally we think we'd like to do is shift everything into the right wall. However things are very tight - only 1.717m wide - with a 750mm bath. So even if I do get a tap in the corner, it's actually trapped behind a potential vanity if we did move to that layout. Admittedly a vanity is much easier to move than a bath!
how about a wall mounted filler/mixer with the plumbing tucked in channels behind the tiles on the 'toilet end' of the bath (ie RHS of pic)? At least that way if you need to redo/service the connections to the taps all you need to do is remove a couple of tiles? Just make sure you keep a few spare tiles for future use.
Pheo said:
Not sure I quite get the idea RE pipes in channels? FYI all the walls are solid brick...
the pipes run in chiselled out channels in the plaster and surface of the brick -just like electric cables (or behind the plasterboard if your place is more modern). Channels are nowhere near deep enough to compromise the strength of the brickwork and are then covered by the tiles. You could of course also do this on the 'wall' side of the bath as well as the end wall. Either way you get a tap/mixer etc that's out of the way and easy to replace/service. https://victoriaplum.com/browse/wall-mounted-taps
There is a little bit of packing out of the bath as there is a spare 10cm or so... I hadn't really thought about wall mounted as I assumed you needed a valve. Having checked appears not so this could be a good plan.
Board out with NoMorePly or equivalent and use the spare bit of space for the pipes. Guess I could also route the shower pipes this way...
Board out with NoMorePly or equivalent and use the spare bit of space for the pipes. Guess I could also route the shower pipes this way...
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