Rough in shower valve (unique placement issue)

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Mr.T

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On to the next item of the remodel saga. I'm completing the layout for the master bedroom/closet/bathroom. As you'll see from the rough print I created, If I center the shower valve, it would result in it being at the dead center of the intersecting wall between the bathroom and walk-in closet. My concern is if any service of the valve is needed it would have to be from the shower side. I have a little latitude to "narrow" the closet and move that wall a few inches, but it really won't result in the valve being fully accessible from the bathroom wall side if ever needed. The options as I see them:

1) Center the valve and stop fussing over it
2) Offset the valve closer to the shower door so that it is safely between a stud space (Not preferable from an aesthetic standpoint)
3) Narrow the closet a little by shifting the wall (I could only gain about 3 to 4" max in order to maintain the closet shelving layout. So one side of the valve would still be fully inaccessible from the back).

Am I missing an option? As always, any thoughts provided are very much appreciated. Thanks!

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Frame the control wall with valve in center, as priority. In other words, studs are never centered where a valve would be.
Shower valves are only serviced from the shower side. I don't understand what the issue is.
 

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Thanks for the fast response guys. I'll proceed as planned and center the valve.
 
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