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  • I've done a few where it's tiled behind the pan with a wooden top and white glass (I.e. No green tint) painted on the back. That way you have a nice waterproof surface but you can lift it off, unscrew the wood and get access to the plumbing.

    That sounds like a good solution. I don't suppose you have a photo of what the finished article looks like?

  • I do have a picture. In this case the mirror above is mounted on a 2x2 frame as there are some pipes in the corner of the room and the toilet is under a pavement so it's very difficult to chisel into the walls to hide pipes. I like the effect it has of reducing the depth of the shelf above the cistern. The metal flush button is a hans grohe item which is expensive but it helps to set a quality tone. I was asked to leave the toilet unsealed which is why there's a shadow gap.

    It's a tiny room so I couldn't get a better angle. Actually the glass looks a bit green here but I have sourced white glass for other places.

    Tip for making them is to cut a piece of hardboard to fit the space, check it fits and then take it to the glass supplier. So many mistakes get made by measuring for glass.


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  • Thanks, that looks very neat.

    Presumably we could make the edge of the wood flush with the edge of the glass for a more 'modernist' bathroom? Is the glass attached to the wood and / or sealed around the edges? Would it be suitable to do this in an area around a bathroom sink (to match the cistern cover) or would water get between the glass and wood?

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