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Default Lowering a shower rail

On 11/03/2019 18:20, F wrote:
I'm under pressure from Management to lower our shower rail by around
100mm but I really don't want to have to drill the tiles and to have to
fill the holes for the existing fitting (as shown at
https://www.screwfix.com/p/smith-loc...-2-pack/9070v).


Is anyone aware of a fitting that would do the job?

Hanging the rail from the ceiling isn't going to be an option.

Depends on how "handy" you are. Personally, I would bite the bullet and
redrill and fill. But you could make a pair of fishplates, bits of sheet
material at least 10 mm thick, same width as the existing fitting, and
about 140 mm long. Round the ends to make it look neat. At the top,
drill three holes to take the existing screws. At the bottom, drill a
single hole to take the curtain rod. You would probably want to bed it
on a bit of silicone or similar to prevent it moving away from the tiles.

Materials: timber or plywood is most readily available and easy to work,
but you would need to varnish or paint it effectively. If you happen to
have any offcuts of Mermaid board or similar, that would be ideal. Or
you could buy sheet Polythene, PVC, Nylon, etc from a specialist
plastics supplier. Or a piece of brass or even stainless steel if you
have access to such things.

Much more work than drilling and filling, though.