I mentioned this in another thread, and already received one good response, but I thought I’d seperate it out and see if there were any other comments.
A lot of bathroom designs have extra space in the wet wall behind the shower/tub. Rather than simply having all the plumbing in the wall, there is a 6-10″ box sticking out of the wall where all the plumbing is. Is this just a holdover from the 1900’s or something?
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Greetings Nathar,
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again which will increase it's viewing.
Perhaps it will catch someone's attention that can help you with advice.
Cheers
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Early 1900's they even put doors or access panels so that you could get to the plumbing to make repairs. Not seen much in post 1950 construction.
It was a good idea that fell by the wayside but is again gaining some favor among some.
After a rather unfortunate incident that ended in court, I now put an inobtrusive grill in the wall behind the bathtub so that you can see and fix any problems with the taps and drains. No one ever questions it, but as I learned from experience, if you have to cut it in later, all of a sudden it's a big deal.