It was a good week :-)
Plumbing is something I said I'd never touch, until I finally saw an expert do it and realised two things:
- No such thing as a perfect job, it will definitely leak. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not in 2 years, but 5+ years? When, not if.
- Those plasticy gimmicky push-fit fittings and their weak bendy pipes are - no joke - the industry standard.
I think just have at it, see how it goes, and curse yourself for not having the exact tool to solve the exact problem
My shower tails are behind a stud wall, and it's a wall I will have to replace at some point anyway, so I'm thinking of just having a little wooden hatch there for ease of access to the shower tail in the future because of Rule #1