Adding a mixer shower to an existing enclosure.....?
Discussion
Morning all.
Our en-suite shower enclosure currently looks like this:
Which is fine for me, but due to the lack of mixer head my wife ends up using the main bathroom which has a shower over the bath situation. So the question is, how difficult would it be to add a mixer head to the wall on the left in the shower? To get something like this:
Our en-suite shower enclosure currently looks like this:
Which is fine for me, but due to the lack of mixer head my wife ends up using the main bathroom which has a shower over the bath situation. So the question is, how difficult would it be to add a mixer head to the wall on the left in the shower? To get something like this:
You are going to need a new valve with a diverter, or a separate diverter. Unless you can access from the other side (eg through a stud wall), you will need to take the tiles off.
Looks like its in a roofspace, so I suspect you can probably access the existing valve and pipework from behind. It wouldn't be a DIY job for me (I hate plumbing) , but I reckon a plumber could do a decent job of it.
The manufacturer of the valve you have, may do one with a diverter that fits in the same size space
My wife always insisted we install a handset as well as a rainfall, or even instead of. So its a key design criteria for us. Its even a criteria when selecting hotels for trips away.
Looks like its in a roofspace, so I suspect you can probably access the existing valve and pipework from behind. It wouldn't be a DIY job for me (I hate plumbing) , but I reckon a plumber could do a decent job of it.
The manufacturer of the valve you have, may do one with a diverter that fits in the same size space
My wife always insisted we install a handset as well as a rainfall, or even instead of. So its a key design criteria for us. Its even a criteria when selecting hotels for trips away.
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