Owning your own home

NO IDEA.
Total meltdown.
Currently trying to work out if there is any way to use multiple mixers for shower over bath, ie, one for shower and one for bath full, is that a thing?
Also working on mood boards again.
I have a month to nail this.
I don't think I like Lusso stones brushed gold.

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Yep. A properly great one.

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I've also got spare plaster (new bags) at my house which you can have for 1/2 the retail price?

Roofer was due to start today but obviously delayed due to rain. Hoping to start tomorrow. At least he called early to discuss. He still might be coming out to take a look again now that the scaffold is up.

Brilliant, thanks!

Will let you know re. Plaster as I'm not sure how much I need - let me get them round to take a look first...

We’ve got two mixers, one for the shower heads (free and fixed) and one for the bath so it’s definitely doable.

Wouldn’t be able to tell you how it works but here’s a snap as the plumber was halfway through...

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This is awesome and much appreciated... if I can get Arte Forme taps in this layout. I may be on to a winner...

In terms of plumbing, I assume you’d just run them in parallel.

I have no idea how it would work, like none.
By parallel do you mean using them in tandem or just physically parallel - so along the same pipe run?

Yep, in parallel. So if both on at same time then 50% flow to each.

Anything you want to be done a decent plumber will be able to do it. Just needs other pipes ran that’s all

Thanks all, that all makes sense...

Just realised my pressure is too low for Arte Forme though, I roughly measured it at 0.8 and they need 1 or above.
Lusso Stone are 0.5 and above, so I may be back to square one unless there is anything that can be done to improve flow from a combi?

SO your water pressure at the main is poor, you can get a booster for that and that would theoretically bring up the water pressure of the combi too.

Yep, from the mains! I've tried googling but get mixed results for boosters... any more info?

edit: this looks good but not sure I have room for it... https://www.screwfix.com/p/salamander-pumps-homeboost-hb-booster-mains-water-boosting-pump-1-6bar/75286

I've tried googling but get mixed results for boosters... any more info?

Mains boosters will be limited to 12l minute.

If you want a not shit shower experience get a tank and pump from it. May require a bigger house tho ;)

That would be a 50% increase on what I have atm so fine!

I'm never moving house, like, ever...

12l is what a standard reasonable combi will put out anyway. So wouldn’t be terrible and better than the 8 he’s getting right now

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If you want a not shit shower experience get a tank and pump from it. May require a bigger house tho ;)

Build loft extension, put tank in that, sorted ;)

Is your pressure low @chrisbmx116 because the pressure is low in the area? Do your neighbours have the same problem (bummer for me if so, and may explain why the place we're buying has electric showers)?

Asking because we improved our flow rate here by putting in a bigger pipe to the main.

Can’t help but feel a small combi just isn’t up to the job personally having previously had a system with a driver pump. Appreciate it’s personal preference though. But in 2021 if the shower isn’t both bloody hot and capable of knocking me over, I’m out.

Shower at my parents place is good but their combi is about the size of a system and lives in the garage so massive pipe runs - literally never wash hands in hot water.

Depending on space a mate installed these sort of bigger pumps in their old top floor flat.

https://www.screwfix.com/c/bathrooms-kitchens/shower-pumps/cat820270

It was brilliant.

The only issue is location and noise. Due to the layout theirs was in the boiler cupboard in the corridor so you didn't hear it from the bedroom or bathroom. Ymmv.

You need a tank for that.

you are totally right with materials being authentic, thought I could convince myself to bend the rules but no, going for real materials now (real terrazzo).

Sorry I was partly trolling tbh :/

I stand by my terrazzo advice but we have a black tap in our kitchen and will probably get another one. I'm less sure about them in bathrooms because limescale.

I hate chrome taps. We spent a fortune on Tapwell unlacquered brass stuff for this place, @dbr has got it right I think.

This is good to know and I am on the same page yet somehow always end up with low pressure houses...

@fox I shall ask around, yet to feel comfortable enough to ask to use a neighbour's shower but no time like the present.

I suspect its the whole area.

There are no nice looking power showers are there?

I suspect it's the whole area.

Yeah, I mean, it's not as if there's any water infrastructure anywhere nearby. Pressure must get pretty low during those long, lonely miles to your house.