Once I’d managed to re-plaster the wall again on the friday evening and let it set (I used new one coat plaster instead of the two year old stuff dad lent me!), I had a base with which to start tiling onto. B & Q had standard 6″ x 6″ white tiles for £3.48 a box of 44 tiles so using them wasn’t an expensive project to complete. I must say tiling is fiddly but you do need a straight surface to tile on if you want a half decent tiled wall. The newly plastered wall length ways down the bath is straight’ish but you can still see it wonky in places! 
Still hopefully it won’t be there for ever and perhaps I might get to move the bathroom over the kitchen if I can save some money up in the next year so it’ll do for the time being. Using tile spacers is definitely a must, even though some tiles might be slightly out when you stick them to the wall with tile grout. Do wear a pair of DIY clothes though otherwise you might get a few funny looks going out in your best jeans!
Plumbing the new shower in wasn’t that bad…..in fact it was easy as some of the pipe work was already behind the wall where I mounted the shower as the old water heater was in the airing cupboard. So all I had to do was add an extra isolator value and extend using Polyplumb fittings to connect the shower in!
I even managed to replace the standard light fitting with a new waterproof one from Wickes in the same day!
Finally after spending the weekend tiling, grouting and finally plumbing I’ve at last got the shower installed and working. I must say its a really pleasure to stand under and enjoying the rainfall from the 5″ shower head!
