Customer service & aftercare PLANNING TIPS AND ADVICE
LOCATING THE PRINCIPLE ITEMS Wherever possible, try and install your WC, basin, bath and/or shower in a similar position to that in your current bathroom in order to minimise installation time and costs.
PLANNING - KEY STEPS • Measure your bathroom and draw out a plan, to scale if possible. • Make reference to where all services are located including soil pipes and water inlets. • Ensure all dimensions of heights/widths of windows and radiator positions are marked up on your plan. • Take note of the direction the door opens as this could affect your layout. If it is a hindrance, your door could easily be re-hung by a professional to allow more flexibility. Once you have the outline of your bathroom, you can experiment by placing different units within your plan. See pages 14-15 for full details of the different sized units available. If you have an odd space at one end of a run of furniture, for example if fitting between two walls or a wall and a bath, then filler panels can be used. The worktop can run across the top of the furniture between the two walls to create a continuous look. Our storage shelf units are supplied in a flat pack format, allowing your installer to cut down the width of the shelves and base components from the nominal 300mm width so that the unit can be customised to suit any size. When you are happy with your initial design layout, take it to your Roper Rhodes stockist. Your retailer may come up with some further design ideas which may help inspire you. CORNERS If due to the size of your room there is an odd space, then two pieces of filler panel can be used to space the units as necessary. Worktops can be fitted together on top of your corner configuration using a mason’s mitre jig and worktop jointing bolts. Your bathroom fitter will be able to advise further.
WC UNITS The use of a WC unit and concealed cistern can create a clean uncluttered look for your bathroom. Dual flush concealed cisterns available from us operate by a pneumatic push button which can be sited in the front removable fascia of the WC unit, or on the top of the unit if desired.* Our WC units feature a panel which goes to the floor, removing the need for unsightly filler blocks that are sometimes used to fill the void between the back to wall WC pan and the plinth. As a consequence, it is recommended that when fitting commences, the WC unit height is set first with the other units running off. If the floor of the installation is uneven, then the main fascia panel can be scribed to fit. If a wall hung WC pan is required, then a suitable supporting frame must be used see page 101. Never fit a wall hung pan directly to the fascia of a WC unit only. Speak to your retailer for more details on compatibility. BASINS Our semi-countertop basins are available in both slim and standard depth formats and can be mounted on both laminate and solid surface worktops by an experienced fitter. SLIM DEPTH FURNITURE The key units within our Fitted Furniture range are available in both standard and slimline formats. Using slimline furniture in small ensuites or cloakrooms can help maintain vital space in the room without sacrificing bathroom storage.
* Only with standard depth WC units. Flush buttons can only be installed on the front fascia of slimline units.
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