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linear waste gully

  • 04-07-2017 6:57pm
    #1
    dfader
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    Hi all, currently plumbing our new house and had intended using a linear waste gully in upstairs level deck shower. Reason is we are using wood effect tiles and wanted to avoid mosaic in the shower floor. Plumber said he can't source one for less than €600 and is recommending the square centre drain and mosaic. We have 90mm depth. Any recommendations?
    Thanks,


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  • #2
    antoinolachtnai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,815 ✭✭✭antoinolachtnai


    I bought one on Ebay from a place in poland a few years ago. It was not the greatest workmanship ever, but it is fine. I see much nicer ones on there just looking at the moment, available from the UK, and even a seller in Ireland selling an 83cm one for 40 euros and a 93cm one for a bit more.

    It might depend on how he wants to install it though. I was installing in concrete; it sounds like you are doing something else. The height of the trap might be of critical importance, for instance.

    There is no reason in principle why you couldn't tile the larger tiles towards a central gully - this sort of thing:

    http://www.showerright.co.uk/Images/W/Wet%20room%20floor%20img%201b.jpg

    Mosaics are more flexible but they also end up being more porous to water (for the simple reason that grout is more porous than tile, and a lot more grout is required for mosaics than for large tiles).

    These are really decisions for the person doing the tiling and sealing rather than decisions for the plumber. The quality of the materials and work for this are obviously critical.


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