advice for cover for concealed cistern

[nakhodka2002]

hello everyone.
I`m in process for refurbishment small downstairs wc. i installed concealed cistern at the back wall and build wooden frame for plasterboard to be ready to tile. the question is : how can i finish on top to have emergency access for repair?

thank you

 

[Ian]

Have a removable piece of stone/ granite or cut a piece of kitchen work top to size if you don't want to spend too much.

 

[nakhodka2002]

Can I tile on piece of ply and screw it to the frame? And cover screws with decorative cups.

 

[Alan.P]

If you want to tile it then use plasterboard.

 

[Colour Republic]

First choice for me would be a piece of granite but i'm currently doing an en-suite where the customer is keen to have it tiled so i'm making a removeable tiled top about 1.5mx0.2m, it will be siliconed all around in matching colour to grout so it will look as if it is unremoveable


errr he's a quick sketch if it makes sense





i'll upload pics once it's done next week

 

[kilty55]

we normally send the customer to local stone yard to choose an off cut in yard of either 30mm limestone/trav/marble/granite/slate get it bullnosed polished looks great generally inexpensive as well unless its one of the more rare marbles

 

[beanz]

Small bit of oak (you can buy window sill sized pieces, by the metre), stone, or if you really don't want to spend much, you could bullnose a bit of MDF, and gloss it up. Depends on the look you're going for with the rest of the cloakroom really..
With regards to the Ply.. I'd give that a miss in favour of either plasterboard, or tile backer board.

 

[gamma38]

Always try and install a geberit cistern as they don't need any access other than the front plate, everything is accessible through there for maintenance then you can just tile as if a solid boxing.

 

[SJPurdy]

As Gamma38. choose one of the cisterns that you can service everything through the flusher plate. I've used the Grohe one at home and the design to allow acess to everything through the hole exposed when the flusher plate is removed is excellant (i've never had to get to anything but i did have a play when i fitted it about 10 years ago)

 

[nakhodka2002]

the cistern already in place. and customer not willing to spend any penny extra. so I explain to them what I will do and will follow advice from Colour Republic. Hope it will work. This is my first job which required first and second fixing on plumbing