Wall mounted taps? How much space would I loose?
We have just finished planning our en suite and everything is exactly how I wanted it (last year) and it has been plastered - but now I have changed my mind! I have fallen in love with a wall mounted vanity unit and wall mounted taps.
If I plan to tile, how much space would I loose if I put another stud wall up to hide the pipes? Its currently the original outside wall, plasterboard then plastered. Water pipes are in the floor ready to go.
This is what I have fallen in love with...
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PRO6 years ago- 6 years ago
Thank you At No 19, that’s very useful. I would be happy to loose 75mm of wall space. Now the question is: do I stud the whole wall between the windows or make half a wall to cover the pipes and the top of it becomes a handy shelf above the taps?
These photos are of my plastered wall, I have a freestanding bath in front of the large window and a toilet in front of the small window. The picture with the blue tiles is a shelf idea hiding the pipes.
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A rough floor plan. I don’t think it will work if I extend the stud wall 200mm. I have a 1790 width bath and the wall length 2110, I plan to have a 200mm pull out cupboard for all toiletries next to the door.
Unless I stud out the wall on the toilet and sink side only and leave the large window as it is.
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