Hopefully, you have another person helping you at this point. If so, ask them to help you line up the overflow tube with the overflow opening on your bath. You also need to make sure the horizontal drain arm lines up with the drain opening on the bottom of your tub. Are you using a monobloc tap (one which if on the edge of the bath would need only one hole)? - Use a mono standpipe Looking for a sleek way to complete your roll top bath? This Traditional Luxury Exposed Free Standing Bath Drainage Kit is just the thing. The bath drainage kit makes a statement of your tub's piping with a look that nods to the traditional style of classic freestanding baths. Its timeless cylindrical body and chrome finish mean it's easy to pair it with other fixtures in your space. Whatever the size of your tub, this roll top bath waste will fit to suit its length – simply cut the fixture to the size you require before you install.

Once the current drain fittings are removed, unscrew the cover plate that sits on the inside of the top of your tub (the bit where excess water flows through). This should easily come away with a little elbow grease.Chain Waste - this is the traditional chain and plug we all know and love. The ones we sell are all what are known as stowaway or retainer chain wastes, these have a kind of recessed overflow, and when the plug is not in use it will fit snugly into it, neatly out of the way. This is usually the best choice for a traditional style bathroom. Are you having taps mounted on the edge of the bath (with tap holes drilled in the edge of the bath) and an exposed waste kit? Yes - Goto 2; No - Goto 3.

If you are unsure what the term Bath Waste means; it is basically the plumbing that provides your water with somewhere to go once it flows down into your plug hole. In other words, it's an essential part to ensure the bath waste can escape from the bathtub to the drainage system. This can include the plug, any parts behind the bathtub, and the overflow system. Depending on the style of bath that you choose for your bathroom we will have a bath waste to complement it perfectly. Is you tap a traditional one either with no hand held shower or with one that rests over the top of the tap on a 'telephone style' rest? - Use 660mm or 700mm standpipes (see below**) Now it’s time to prepare your bath for its new waste and overflow components. At this point, it’s worth test-fitting the items and cutting the kit to size if it doesn’t fit perfectly. It’s best to do this before securing everything in place and realising you have to remove or redo it. The most popular bath waste is the pop up. To close the plug simply turn the overflow, and repeat the process to open and drain your bath. This is particularly good as your hands stay dry. Bath Plug and Waste

Top tip: As you tighten these components, the plumber’s gold will ooze out around the flange. Simply wipe the excess with a wonder wipe. Do you need an exposed waste kit (see above)? Yes - Use Adjustable Pipe Shrouds to cover the water feeds. A bath is an investment and not the kind of change you make often. You will spend a significant amount of time in or looking at your bath as you go about your daily routine, and so it is important to consider any changes or updates to this area carefully. An Exposed Waste sits outside the freestanding bath; a functional yet attractive piece of metalwork that adds to the elegant crafted lookof a traditional bathroom. Your Bath - Your Choice Using a silicone sealant is advised when fitting a pop-up bath waste to avoid overtightening it and hindering the pop-up feature. Does a bath waste need a trap?

More often used in free standing bathtubs, an invisible overflow removes the need for a classic overflow, and instead utilises a tastefully hidden mechanism. At once elegant and minimal, they are a popular choice for period and traditional bathrooms. Exposed Bath Pop Up Bath Waste Kit (with overflow pipe) - this is all the fittings you see inside the bath as well as the overflow pipe. The fittings inside the bath consist of the plug & chain or popup & control as well as the overflow grill. The overflow pipe is on the outside of the bath, it carries water that goes through the overflow down and then under the bath where it joins up with the pipe that comes down from where the plug hole is. The different kinds of waste are described in more detail below.Trap and Outlet Pipe - these go under the bath. The trap is short length of tubing with a wiggle in it, it attaches to where the bottom of the waste (see above) and the overflow pipe meet under the bath and carries waste water from both of these to the outlet or waste pipe. The outlet pipe is a length of piping with a right angled bend in it about 60cm long and then 25cm after the bend, it takes water from the trap either out through the floor or sideways out through a wall. The outlet pipe connects at both ends with pressure connections (rubber, push on connections). This means that it can be cut shorter at either end if required and can fit on either way round. We only supply chrome traps and pipes, in most cases where the trap and pipe are not expected to be visible you can use bog-standard plastic ones that your plumber can supply. The tried and test plug & chain waste is still the households favourite and is an efficient system but the use of pop-up bath wastes and push button bath wastes are on the rise.