DIY shower with exposed pipework

christrickey1972 · Jul 11, 2023

Hi everyone. I'm installing a walk in shower, opening into shower will be on right, mixer value on right, but shower head and drain on left.
The pipe work from the shower mixer valve is exposed silver colour pipework. the pipe work will run up from the valve then take a hard left at the ceiling to go along in brackets to where i'll have a big rain shower head. the shower tray is 1600mm, so the run along the ceiling will need to be roughly 1100mm -1150mm away from the wall where the valve is. we also want a hose /shower for cleaning so the mixer valve needs 2 outlets.
For me to do this I think I need..
1. a Dual Thermostatic Exposed Shower Valve
2. silver coloured copper pipe work
3. some nice brackets to hold the pipe work
4. a right angle joint.. a nice one
5. shower head
6. the components to connect the shower head to the pipework.
mm
now, if there was a shower extension arm long enough i'd use that, bit longest i've found is about 480mm

It all makes sense in my head but i don't know what to search for, please help

I've done you a noddy picture.. hope it tells the story

thank you

fowlerboi · Jul 11, 2023

why would you do that?

It will be a massive dirt cob web trap. You will struggle to fix the brackets up, the chrome plating will look tatty after a while.

There are better ways to do it such as move the valve or use a concealed valve. Have you ruled them out?

christrickey1972 · Jul 11, 2023

fowlerboi said:
why would you do that?

It will be a massive dirt cob web trap. You will struggle to fix the brackets up, the chrome plating will look tatty after a while.

There are better ways to do it such as move the valve or use a concealed valve. Have you ruled them out?

Hi Fowlerboi, thanks for replying.. yes, we have (had) ruled out as the boss wants to start shower without getting wet and i want pipework exposed. getting to everything from above will be challenging.. BUT always happy to consider other options.. but also want to keep my plan as an option.

to be honest i like my idea

weve had chrome in house for yrs and it never looked tatty. see piccy of look i'm after, just want to know how i could extend the arm further..

fowlerboi · Jul 11, 2023

You can't.

Why do you want it exposed?

You could go for a Aqualisa quartz digital which would have the remote away from the shower. Take a look

christrickey1972 · Jul 12, 2023

fowlerboi said:
You can't.

Why do you want it exposed?

You could go for a Aqualisa quartz digital which would have the remote away from the shower. Take a look

surely it can be done.. and that digital valve is a little rich for me. I'm a traditional kind of guy. I'll keep looking for a solution, but thank you for your input.

ShaunCorbs · Jul 13, 2023

Can be done need to find on that either accepts 22mm chrome tube or you can use a male iron in the end

fowlerboi · Jul 13, 2023

They don't make arms that long because the leverage on it would be too big and destroy the fittings and what ever it was fixed to.

It would look better if you went straight into the ceiling and then came down vertically to the shower head location

Timmy D · Jul 14, 2023

Need chrome pipe, some chrome female irons and either chrome soldered fittings or compression elbows.

Also chrome munson clips.

Basher · Jul 15, 2023

As above.
Soldering chrome is not for the faint hearted - basically solder doesn't bond with chrome, so you have to remove it down to bare copper. But done properly and with care it would look the neatest job.
(not particularly keen on the clip below, but gives you the idea!)

christrickey1972 · Sep 27, 2023

Update. Here’s the finished bathroom
I’m pleased 😀

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