Bath won't fit in room!

[finchy01]

Hi all, 2nd post = 2nd stupid question! I am VERY new to plumbing (crash coursed level 2 and now 5 weeks into level 3!) and can't find a job with an experianced Plumber for love nor money, so I'm doing a few things for friends and family for a bi of pocketmoney.

My latest bathroom install has hit a snag. I have to install a 1500mm bath into a room that's only 1480mm wide, I assume I just need to channel out the wall a little bit, but which end is best to do this from, taps or the other end. Also, it's a spa bath and I'm not even contimplating touching the electrics side of it, does anyone know if I can plumb this in like normal and the electrics done at a later date, or will the water in the pipes go stagnent very quickly without the ability to switch the bath on to circulate?

Before I get any nasty responses, I know this is a couple of basic questions that are very straightforward, I just don't want to mess this up, and until I can find an experianced plumber to take me on to ask these stupid questions to I'm relying on all you lovely people!

 

[Plouasne]

First what are the walls made of, it will help others to give you the proper advice, but I would chop in the head end of the bath, you don't want to find out later that its a bugger to turn on the taps, otherwise, seeing that its only 20mms to loose, it might just be possible to even the loss by 10mm either end

Don't forget the "swing" of the bath, both head end and tap end will foul the wall's before the bath is down on the floor

 

[pauls]

im sure ive seen somwhere you need to check on the joist support for these type of baths or am i thinking of somthing else


as plouanse you will have to chase the wall out by the sounds of things

 

[NickH]

Please DONT chop the tap end into the wall, you will end up with a very tight gap particularly if its tiled, very difficult to silicon the joint.
I'm pretty sure that the pipework on most (if not all) spa baths will drain out when the bath is emptied, it definately did on the ones i've fitted

 

[david williams]

there is always water left in pipework of these baths otherwise pump will start dry ,they should always be cleand properly using a steralising agent useualy supplied from most spa bath firms.