Plumbing and hidden works
Everything behind the walls.
Hot water, pressure, drainage and access: the parts you don't see decide what showers and taps you can have, and how easy the bathroom is to look after.
- Decides your shower
- Hot-water system
- Moving things
- Always possible
- Plan for
- Access
- Hide pipes
- Boxing in
The basics
Start with your hot-water system: it decides which showers and taps suit your home.
How to choose
Hot-water systems
Pressure and flow
Waste and drainage
Moving fixtures
Access and boxing
In this section 7 pages
Hot-water systems
Where your hot water comes from, and what it means for showers and taps.
4 topics inside →Water pressure and flow
Pressure is how hard water pushes; flow is how much arrives. Both shape your choices.
Waste and drainage
Where used water goes.
3 topics inside →Moving fixtures
Any fitting can move to where it works best. New positions mean new pipework, which adds work and cost.
Isolation valves
Small valves that turn off water to one fixture for servicing.
Access panels
A way in to hidden cisterns, valves and pumps, planned to sit neatly in the finished room.
Boxing in
Hiding pipes behind a built frame, often with a shelf on top.
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