plumber types, or plumbery knowledgeable types...

i can't for the life of me see anywhere on this listing that tells me how much the head sticks out from the wall?

this is quite important as it will be at one end of a double-ended roll top bath (i know, not perfect but there's a window in the middle where the taps will be) which slopes and i don't want to be sliding down trying to get under the water!

also, the wall it's going onto is currently bare brick, would a plumber be able to cut the copper pipes into the brickwork so that the plaster doesn't have to be uber thick when it's done? basically i am very short on space and every mm is needed.

 

Eh??

 

well i could see it. just there. on the other tab!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370981509061?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

There is a diagram there, it says 467 which I assume is mm, so just under half a metre

 

i've looked at that diagram loads of times and couldn't see it! thank you

 

Easy enough to chase out a Chanel in the brick, two lines with an angle grinder, chisel out, then render or hardwall before plaster

 

if you wanted the pipes exposed, just ask the plumber to shorten the pipe between the head and the upright....easier than chasing out...

 

i don't want the copper water pipes exposed but want the shower (on the listing) to be on the outside of the wall... but not sure what you mean... it's late, i know naff all about such things. can i claim temporary daftness?

 

should a plumber be able to do that?

 

dont most plumber types charge double time after half four

 

the copper pipes can be buried and skimmed over as Keith suggested....are you refering to the shower head or the 'head' as in the taps/mixer?
if the former, the horizontal pipe that goes to the shower head can easily be shortened/lengthened to suit...

 

absolutely

 

They should be able to, if not ask the sparky they use wall chasers a lot to hide cables, so could do it for you.
if I was doing it without the proper tool I would cut two vertical lines with a small angle grinder, then cut as many lines as pos between the two then chisel out, dusty but not hard work

 

yes, i need to check if it projects into the bath enough as the slope of the bath means i can't stand right at the end of the bath to get a shower. maybe i should've bought a house with a bigger bathroom. and better walls

 

If it's the chrome upright your trying to hide to save space, go with what Vanorak says, neater and easier

 

if you end up doing this youreslf Erm, get a henry hoover and hold the nozzle next to the grinder....brick dust is a PITA.....it's worse when you use a damp cloth to clean it up....everything ends up terracotta

 

not sure the sparks is my bestest mate atm i could do i if needs be but didn't know if it could be in brink and then plastered over for some strange water safety reasons. i don't want a false wall as i have no space to spare

 

noo, i like the chrome upright and valve, i just want the gubbins that have to go under/behind it hidden without using precious mm's.

 

a miele can do that too

there's nothing in the bathroom atm. still need to get the floor joist sorted by someone who wont put chipboard down. took me ages to get that stuff up and they want to put more down? i want proper floorboards!