Shower arm fitting not square

[Hillabaloo]

Just had first fix of concealed shower valve. The wall plate elbows that will feed a shower arm and bath spout are not quite level. So the shower arm will not be horizontal and neither will the bath spout. Plumbers been back but still not right. They tell me there will be a couple of mill play when final fit. Cant see that myself.

I've tried to pack out behind wall plates but no good. Any ideas before cement board and tiling?

Thanks in advance.

 

[rpm]

Yep, leave it to the plumber and stop interfering unless you want to upset him!
You have raised your point with him and he will expect you to check it again at the end and before paying so wait and see.

 

[Hillabaloo]

Yep, leave it to the plumber and stop interfering unless you want to upset him!
You have raised your point with him and he will expect you to check it again at the end and before paying so wait and see.

So I pay the plasterer to board it up, and replaster the room. Then get the tiler to install the mosaic tiles we've ordered. The plumber comes back and installs the shower arm and spout and I'm not happy with how it looks. Mmm not sure about that. If theres nothing I can do now then I think I would prefer to upset him!

Thanks anyway.

 

[rpm]

Emm, not quite what I meant but Hey Ho, you do what you will.

 

[SimonG]

If a customer was messing around with my first fix then there would be bother and no come back. He who fiddled last fecked it.

 

[Hillabaloo]

Thanks for feedback. Problem sorted. Manager agreed poor job - no attention to detail. Reset pipework. Customer happy, manager happy, plumber not

 

[Ben-gee]

Great you got it sorted. Now if you’re going to do mosaics in a shower - get the ‘manager’ to stop the plasterer and board the shower with an appropriate board instead....

 

[king of pipes]

As above glad you got it sorted but mosaics in a shower the walls need tanking not plastering , or better still use a wetroom system check out our sponsors systems and use waterproof tile backer boards . Kop

 

[Hillabaloo]

Great you got it sorted. Now if you’re going to do mosaics in a shower - get the ‘manager’ to stop the plasterer and board the shower with an appropriate board instead..

Hi Ben-Gee, the shower is being boarded with cement board - no more ply then sealed. The remainder of bathroom is being skimmed. Will that be OK with mosaics?

 

[Ben-gee]

Depends what you seal it with....

Tape and fill joints (using proper tape not plasterers’ skim) then seal with acrylic primer.

Wall needs to be bang on flat for mosaics - in my opinion they look either the best tiles or the worst entirely depending on the skill of the fixer and the preparation carried out.
Good luck.

 

[WC1]

Would advise against mosaic inside the enclosure. Much more work to keep clean. It's the grout lines that hold moisture and promote mould growth. It should be put to the cleaning department of the household but I have and would advise against. My 2p

 

[rpm]

Thanks for feedback. Problem sorted. Manager agreed poor job - no attention to detail. Reset pipework. Customer happy, manager happy, plumber not ☹

Congrats indeed in getting a manager and the plumber to both attend and recitfy the problem on a first fix between 16.50 and 19.00hrs on a Friday.