Woohoo - bathroom's finally finished!! Just a quick note to thank everyone
for the various bits of assistance over the last few months.

Time to start on the kitchen... :-)

Andy


P.S. - To report back on this particular post (was: Concealed shower outlet)
I ended up using a combination of fibre washers stacked on top of each
other, hemp and jointing compound - seems to have given a good seal!



SNIP Fixing a concealed shower outlet using a wall plate elbow...
Andy

Yeah, make best estimate of tile & adhesive thickness when fixing the
elbow. If you briefly screw the outlet into place immediately after
fixing the tiles, it'll squash the tile/adhesive to the right level
+/-.
I finally fixed my outlet with a good dose of silicone joint compound
on
threads, locked in place & no leaks.

Just to report back on this one, it went slightly awry but not the end of
the world. Even though I carefully measured the depth of the wall plate
elbow beforehand it's slightly *too* recessed - so when it came to
tightening up the shower outlet to squeeze the adhesive down I cannot
FULLY
tighten it for fear of cracking the tile. I think I've come up with a
plan
involving some silicone, PTFE, plumbers mait and lots of washers stacked
on
top of each other. So, I have a couple more questions...

1. Fibre or rubber washers?

2. What's the best thing to use to seal the thread between the wall
elbow
and the shower outlet? Lots of PTFE, plumbers mait or something else?

Hi,

I would try wrapping hemp around the thread and sealing over it with a
sealant like Fernox LS-X. The hemp should expand on contact with water
and give a mechanically tight seal, and the sealant should seal the
water in.