how to build a bath panel

[Perry]

does anyone else build a bath panel as such ?

 

[ian158]

if you need access how do you get to it ?

 

[Perry]

the tile on the left is the access panel and the left hand joint is Silicon you can see on the top pic the cut in the plaster board

 

[ian158]

ive only done one since i started, and worry about access so I made a frame from 68mm cls. plasterboard then tile. its not flush like yours but with a 35-40 mm lip but gives it body, rather than flush. its heavy but comes of in one lump, silicon all round with small wedges behind Silicon, told customer how, if it needed to come off for access to cut Silicon, cut small wedges and lift out, but mind your toes!. but would like to hear how anyone else does it

 

[Perry]

that one sits back 5mm from the bath edge so wont get water on it if you need to access it just cut the joint with a blade only one cut tile

 

[ian158]

ah I see, nice one, will remember that, also like the way you matched up grout line with floor, I couldnt do it on mine as didnt have enough tiles, the customer worked for porcelnosa, and it was end of line job lot, used every little bit !

 

[kilty55]

do you use the magnet system pj?
ive used it a few times

 

[ian158]

magnet, would have to be a strong one wouldnt it !

 

[Perry]

magnet, would have to be a strong one wouldnt it !

what magnet it dosent need one Silicon

 

[Perry]

do you use the magnet system pj?
ive used it a few times

Jamie once you siliconed it it will hold about 2 ton lol

 

[kilty55]

i use the magnet system and the Silicon also for the edges

the magnet system ian is 4 magnets for the back...either schluter or genesis both do one,you would probably need a few packs for a tile that size

 

[Perry]

Jamie why ? i have never needed a magnet for a bath panel

 

[kilty55]

i prefer using them,keeps the tile in situ while the Silicon is drying also

sometimes my access panel willbe a single tile maybe a 600 by 300 tile which is 1 tile of the floor so the magnets woudl be of good use then to hold tile in place tioll Silicon cures

 

[Perry]

give me the money for the cost of the magnets i need it just put a wedge in till it cures :smilewinkgrin:

 

[kilty55]

what i mean is pj that you have created a removable peice of board ther as well that come off

i dont do that i leave the board fixed and cut a hole which is slightly smaller than the tile size and use the magnet system on the edges of the hole to fix the single tile

i can see the benefits of your bigger removable peice but say it was smaller tiles brick effect it wouldnt work do you know what im trying to say lol