Shower head on block wall for tile bathrooom remodel, I need ideas

You have two posts on this forum, both of them taking shots at me. What's your deal?
Literally just signed up here and this was the first thread I saw. Your comment is so ridiculously dumb I had to comment back. So then I looked at your other comments, and (no surprise here) you did it other places as well.
 
I'm with Weiser on this one. Go ceiling mount with a rain head. of course you will still need to bring the pipe down the wall to a temperature control valve but I would think all exposed copper would look fine.

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This is exactly what I was pointing towards. My mom has one similar with "patina" looking copper and it's really nice.
Sure, there are many rain heads and such out there that can be put anywhere. The issue here is the valve, not the head, you still require all the piping and a valve on your block wall. As a plumber, the typical shower valve has zero access and it's not even a consideration when plumbing anything from giant custom MC mansions to a shitty remodel. There's no need for access to a shower valve for service.
The exposed valve and piping type showers can look pretty cool, but almost all are typically installed where the water supply TO the exposed valve is hidden .

So I would typically say fir the wall out, expose the floor joists, and I'll be back to plumb it when it ready.
Then tile everything as usual.
If it's an exterior wall, is it below grade or frost concerns? I won't install water in any exterior wall, a firred out wall against it with more insulation and vapor barrier is fine tho.
 
Sure, there are many rain heads and such out there that can be put anywhere. The issue here is the valve, not the head, you still require all the piping and a valve on your block wall. As a plumber, the typical shower valve has zero access and it's not even a consideration when plumbing anything from giant custom MC mansions to a shitty remodel. There's no need for access to a shower valve for service.
The exposed valve and piping type showers can look pretty cool, but almost all are typically installed where the water supply TO the exposed valve is hidden .

So I would typically say fir the wall out, expose the floor joists, and I'll be back to plumb it when it ready.
Then tile everything as usual.
If it's an exterior wall, is it below grade or frost concerns? I won't install water in any exterior wall, a firred out wall against it with more insulation and vapor barrier is fine tho.
Well put, I don't know how to get there, I just know it's nice visually. I'm no carpenter or plumber for sure.
 
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