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Bog boxing in - sounding out some ideas before I buy stuff
SWMBO wants a bog. Well, one that's not in the hall anyway. They are
*so* unreasonable, these women! ;- Anyway, here's the new one, dry fitted (and kids instructed NOT to test!): http://photos.dionic.net/v/public/bu...62205.jpg.html http://photos.dionic.net/v/public/bu...62327.jpg.html http://photos.dionic.net/v/public/bu...62428.jpg.html http://photos.dionic.net/v/public/bu...62516.jpg.html I'd like to box in that rear pipe - and the main stack. The rear boxing is fairly standard - rectangular, about a foot high - or 2' high if I take the flush pipe from the high level cistern through it, tiled on the front with a solid wood lid that can be lifted for checking... I'll try to make the front panel in 2 parts around the soil pipe, screwed on with grout over the screws so it *could* be removed non destructively if the worst happens... Now, that white pipe sticking out the top of the stack sports a 50mm AAV and has to be 3' high or so to be above the flood line of the basin, which comes in on that other white pipe down below. So, I'm thinking of a vertical column, with a door, all tiled including the door itself - bit like this from the top: =========== Rear Wall ======== | | | Stack | | / | / --- Door, really 45 degrees |==== / | The column will be about 4' high, the door 2' or so in the top half - great place to hide bog rolls and allow easy servicing of the AAV which is bound to go wrong sometime... The white waste to the basin *can* be on show as it's fairly unobtrusive. It's that stack that's pig ugly... ----------- The questions: ============== So, assuming I use lots of 2x1" and/or 2x2" for framing and some WBP ply for the facings, what thickness of ply should I go for to cope with tiles (yes, have flexible adhesive)? Is 18mm overkill? For the door hinges, I'm thinking http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Clea.../sd2683/p68351 (Kitchen cupboard concealed hinges). But I'm open to any cool ideas that other people have done... Space is everything in this bathroom - it is only 3m2 including bath, so having lots of hidey places for crap would be a real bonus. I'm even thinking to put doors, or drawers into the bath panel... BTW - I know lots of people bed their bogs on silicone (with or without screws - I would have screws in mine) - is that a bad idea if I ever need to remove the loo? Cheers Tim -- Tim Watts Hung parliament? Rather have a hanged parliament. |
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