The back plate measures 200mm wide by 70mm tall and gives multiple fixing options including against a central stud, to a noggin, or a chased brick or block wall. The depth of the PL8 is 15mm, making it easy to install in place of the plasterboard, taking up approximately the same thickness. The steel plate is fixed into the wall cavity during the "first fix" stage with a simple clamping device that holds the pipes in position, perfectly square and at the correct distance apart. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent.

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I also need to have a wall mounted bath filler (won’t get access to surface mounted due to a tiled box in). This approach means that Marflow can proudly boast that its St James range of traditional products is British designed and manufactured. The MARFLOW Wall Fixing Plate PL8 designed to enable rigid fixing of exposed bar shower and bath/shower valves with 150mm pipe centres to concealed Ø15mm pipework, protruding through cavity wall surface.A shower is an essential piece in any bathroom, no matter if they are being installed into a new build or replacing an old worn-out unit. When pipe work has become loose, and a Bar Shower no longer securely fixed, the PL4 enables the Bar Shower to be secured to the tiles as well as creating a water tight seal with the pipe work.

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If you followed this method you could simply tee off the hot and cold going left and right at the bath tap height.

Using a pipe slice cut the copper pipes to enssure that the shower mixer cover plates meet the finished wall.