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Finally got a concealled shower valve suitable for my elderly Mum. I've never fitted one before and it has G 3/4 are these just standard BSP fittings? Are washers needed at all? I've attached a pic of the shower valve and also a quick sketch of the pipe layout I need to do. Also is a pic of the removed brickwork in the party wall. My first question is would it be a neater idea to fix a a ply/OSB panel at the back for the valve to fix to, or just fix the valve straight to the brickword (which I would throw some bonding coat on first to flatten it out). You can see that I need to have elbows/bend to the hot and cold inlet. Would I just use something like this https://www.toolstation.com/made4trade-compression-elbow-male/p33647 with PTFE and/or washers? I'm sure I read on a post where someone used solder fittings (like this https://www.toolstation.com/made4trade-compression-elbow-male/p33647 ) but I can't get my head around how that would work as you'd either need to be able to twist the pipework (or fit it with the valve off the wall?) as I don't think it would be ok to heat the fitting fitted to the valve? Or are there flexible pipes that can be used? My worry is just limiting the compression fittings behind the finished wall. Should the pipework be in 15mm right up to the valve and then just a 22 to 15mm compression reducer in the above fitting? Should any copper pipework in the stud wall (behind the waterprrof panels and tiles) be insulated to stop any condensation?? Thanks for any help Vijay

Hi Guys, Looking for some help with the final pieces of this shower room jigsaw for my elderly parents and what bits I'll be installing. Got to say it's been an utter nightmare with places closed and there seams to be very few showrooms where you can actually look at stuff (understandably from the showrooms point of view as there seems to be so many options). With elderly parents, it's very difficult for my Mum to imagine things when trying to show her websites. Saying that, I've got most things sorted but kinda struggling with the toilet and shower controls and wondered if anyone can share advice/thoughts. 1. Going for a wall hung toilet. She wants a rimless toilet and we saw a Duravit Darling unit in a showroom with a 570 depth, but then that is no longer available in that size, now 540. Sitting on it, it seamed more comfortable than others they had. With the lack of showrooms, how on earth do you pick a toilet online? I've seen Bernstein toilets mentioned a few times, which I believe are based in Germany. Are they good comfortable toilets to go for? Have people found differences in the rimless parts and how they actually flush/clean? Is the extra coatings available worth it? 2. She's looking for a 2 outlet shower for both overhead and handheld showering options. Mum has arthritis in her hands, so I'm looking for a a decent handle for her to use. I was thinking of something like this type of handle https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/bosa-triple-round-concealed-thermostatic-shower-valve-chrome or https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/summit-concealed-thermostatic-triple-shower-valve but then I also saw this one with buttons https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/cruze-twin-modern-round-push-button-shower-valve-with-2-outlets Any thoughts on those good or bad for arthritic hands? Are the valves able to operate both shower heads at the same time or do they vary from valve to valve? Something I saw @Nickfromwales mentioned in another post, was getting a good thermostatic valve that adjusts quickly with a combi boiler. There's only 2 of them in the house, but they have been known to use a tap when the other is in the shower, so to save arguments, are there certain shower valve units/makes to go for? Thanks for any help, Vijay