Boxing in for tiling after central heating

[hate-diy]

the original boxing actually continues down below as can be seen in the attached image - would you be tempted to bite the bullet and rebox the lot in or continue as I initially thought of. Thanks for the advice on brackets and lagging - I wondered how I was going to stop the pipes moving when the water is turned on and off. Im glad I asked on here tonight instead of going straight to BQ tomorrow and asking there.

[thescruff]

If you can get it looking good then making good as per you original plan would be the cheapest, it shouldn't be too bad to fix a 2 x 2 timber on the wall to match the existing, just pack any low spots.

[hate-diy]

you mean pack the low spots behind the wood I screw to the wall or pack the back of the tiles with adhesive when I come to adding the tiles? You see if I screw from top to bottom as it is the wall isnt level so obviously the tiles wont be will they.

thanks again for all your help tonight BTW

[thescruff]

You need to get the wood frame right, then the rest should fall into place.

So pack the low spot where you fix.

If you going into B&poo you can buy a bag of plastic packers.

[hate-diy]

ahh so thats what they are for - am I right in thinking you just add these behind the wood to push it forward until you get the frame level/straight up as you require it - now I think I just heard the penny drop.

[thescruff]

That's correct, they are tapered, so if you put one in from each side they close up to the right thickness.

[hate-diy]

are they just called plastic packers? - I only ask because some of the staff in that place are useless and dont wanna come away with the wrong thing.

[thescruff]

You should be able to find them easy enough. there may be a bag with mixed thickness or different coloured ones, get something in the middle range, you can add as many as you like, provided the screws are long enough. I would go for about a 75 mm screw, then let them into the wood a bit if necessary.