Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 20, 2012 1:24 pm Renovating a bathroom. New tiled shower with mixer. Short of having a removable panel in the shower there is no way we can have isolation valves for the mixer. The pipes run in the floor space of a 2 story & then up inside the shower wall. Even if I did have an access panel, apart from the waterproofing problems THAT would cause, I'd have a possible source of leakage from the isolation taps nicely hidden in a wall space. Are these valves compulsory? Rick Re: Isolation valves and mixers 2May 20, 2012 3:05 pm Cant say Ive ever heard of isolation valves on shower mixers. They are mainly used on kitchen and basin mixers Arfur I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 10755 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28602 Yes, unless you are in a low intensity rainfall area or the area is protected from rain. Do you have access to NCC Part 2 or can you download it? I can email you a copy… 10 12797 |