BigWallop coughed up some electrons that declared:
It seems it is going to have to be the done thing in this case. But you
can hide a small block of timber at the back of the cistern, so it doesn't
have
to be a full length batten sticking out at either side. I hope. It is
just to re-align the cistern to match the pipe, right?
Yes - that's what I was thinking. I eased the mounting holes out with a
diamond file before the first hanging (they weren't straight either) so
it's got a little bit of pivot on the M8 studs.
That's what I'll do then - a bit of 18mm hidden behind the lower back and
frame packers on the studs to tweak it until it's right. It's probably a
good thing to pull it up against plastic and wood rather than plaster if
it's not perfectly regular. And a bit of air flow behind it should avoid
condensation.
The gap won't be at all obvious as it's of a design that doesn't sit tight
to the wall at the edges anyway.
BTW I'm rejoicing at using resin studs - makes demounting and remounting a
trivial excercise
I made a nice template out of a scrap of 4x2" with 2 square-on 8mm holes to
locate the studs whilst the resin set. The 4x2 was held on to two temporary
battens on the wall (making lining up a breeze and ensuring the studs were
square and mm perfect. I'll be using that trick again.
Thanks
Tim