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Frequently Asked Questions
What is actually holding a wall-hung fixture up?
A steel frame behind the wall.
Not the wall itself, which is only board.
The frame is anchored to the floor.
And braced back to the structural wall.
The visible wall is built around it.
What happens if there is no frame?
The fixture comes off the wall.
Plasterboard cannot carry a seated adult.
Nor can it carry the leverage involved.
It fails with somebody using it.
This is not a marginal risk.
Where does the load actually go?
Through the fixture into the frame.
Down the frame to its floor anchors.
And back into the structural wall behind.
Two load paths, both needed.
Both need something solid to reach.
How does a frame differ from a module?
Where the assembly happens.
A frame is bare steel, boarded on site.
The wall is built around it.
A module arrives finished, with its panel.
And stands against a wall already there.
Which one suits a refurbishment?
Usually a module.
It needs no wall to be built.
And no services moved into a new void.
A frame suits new construction.
Or a bathroom being stripped anyway.
When does this have to be decided?
Before the wall exists.
It changes the wall position and thickness.
The services within it.
And the floor construction beneath.
It is a design decision, not a fit-out one.
How much room does a prewall take?
Frame, plus board, plus tile.
Across the whole length of that wall.
Which is real floor area lost.
On a small bathroom it matters.
Draw it before committing to it.
What is gained for that space?
A clear floor and hidden services.
Nothing stands on the floor to clean round.
The cistern and pipework are out of sight.
And the room reads as much simpler.
That is what the depth buys.
Is a concealed cistern a maintenance risk?
Only if nobody checked the access.
Every system has one designed route in.
Sized for the parts that will need changing.
Confirm that before the wall closes.
Afterwards, the answer involves tiling.
Does it work on any wall?
The frame does not need the wall to be strong.
It needs something solid to brace back to.
And a floor that will take its anchors.
Freestanding versions exist for neither.
Establish both before ordering.