Fitting bathroom standpipes (shrouds)

[RogerS]

No the tap end is even larger looking at the photos. Can't see SWMBO buying the idea of selling them either. I can do it with your first suggestion. I'll take up two of the supporting bearers and re-orientate them along the bath axis. Just didn't think about the fact that one can have quite a decent hole underneath the bath.

 

[jasonB]

I've just been and measured an octagonal nutted 22mm yorkshire tap connector and the across corners dimension is 33mm so don't know what you are going to do as a hex nutted one would be even bigger.

 

[jasonB]

Just looked at the diagram again, is part 4 supplied and if so is it 15mm pipe to 3/4" tap thread or a small hex or rounded 22mm to 3/4" tap??

 

[RogerS]

Sorry for any confusion. That diagram I chose just as an example of the type of pipe. Ours is not that model but DA313 from Hudson Reed.

and they provide the endfeed tapconnector that fits in the top sleeve.

 

[RogerS]

To close off on this, I have finally put in place the steel strengthening channel (discussed in the General Woodworking thread) and added supports around the central hole that will give me the access to fitting the second fix connections to the standpipes.



All the bearers are supported wherever possible by the heavy-duty oak beams underneath.

I did a dry run for fitting the standpipes as these needed to be soldered up at both ends and there isn't a Backspace key ! I used two 45 degree bends so that the 90 degree bend under the tiled floor is a more gradual 'curve' thus allowing me to slide the pipes that will end up underneath the floor down through the hole and along. Luckily the bottom chrome fixing flanges are quite large which lets me have a very elongated hole to assist the 'slide'.

I have decided that I will let the tiler put the tiles down around the access opening and then when the adhesive has gone off I will make an accurate template in MDF and drill through the tiles myself and then on through into the plywood.

The silver duck tape is only there to provide some mechanical strength to that joint...it's binding a small piece of oak underneath. Not to stop leaks!