tiling a bath panel

[widler]

I wanted to do an inspection panel on the last one but struggled with the brick bond pattern so didn't bother

to be fair,ive never put a inspection panel in any bath panel(ive put one in a wall,about a m2 panel, for the underfloor heating pipework,stats and stuff) think they look pants,and don't see the point.

 

[peteablard]

I did 10 houses on a site once, all bath panels were already on ready to tile. I asked the site agent about taking them off and making an access panel but he was having none of it. About a month later I had to go back and chop through with a fein as all the taps were wrong and needed changing:yikes: it was extras so wasn't too stressed about it.

 

[darren pealing]

Thanks for all your responses,I take it that the plasterboard is primed as well as the ply,and flexi adhesives.
plasterboard has to be the cheapest,and quickest out of the two if on a budget,I done a couple of bathrooms recently,tiling bath panels,and boxed in hideaway toilet systems,out of 12mm ply which I primed and used flexi adhesives and grouts,and had a couple of tiles 600 x300 which came off quite easily,that I had to refit,kinda put me off using ply.
feel like you get better adhesion with say plasterboard,hardie backer board,wedi or dukka type boards,any of yous feel the same or is it me,maybe my primer had been affected by the cold or my flexi adhesive was to blame,can only be one of those two reasons that a couple of tiles came off,what do you boys think,
regards Darren

 

[widler]

I did 10 houses on a site once, all bath panels were already on ready to tile. I asked the site agent about taking them off and making an access panel but he was having none of it. About a month later I had to go back and chop through with a fein as all the taps were wrong and needed changing:yikes: it was extras so wasn't too stressed about it.

thats the plumbers fault or whoever supplied them then. nothing to do with tiler.
its like plasering a house and someone telling me to leave gaps everywhere there is a joint at a pipe,just incase it leaks.
to me personally it looks crap,may as well tile the whole panel then fit it with chrome screws at each corner and middle and Silicon in😉

 

[StephenR]

I use plasterboard. Works on walls so is fine for bath panels.

I'm a plumber which is also why I like plasterboard. If you ever need to go back under for something like say, pop up plug gizmo fails (only reason I've ever had to on 2 seperate occasions) then the once I had to get through one of my ply panels, was the last time I used ply. I'd hate to try and get through Hardie. Wedi would be easy.

If asked, I also do access panels and do what Sean does but with PB and then silicon the panel in with grout colour silicon.

 

[peteablard]

thats the plumbers fault or whoever supplied them then. nothing to do with tiler.
its like plasering a house and someone telling me to leave gaps everywhere there is a joint at a pipe,just incase it leaks.
to me personally it looks crap,may as well tile the whole panel then fit it with chrome screws at each corner and middle and Silicon in😉

i got paid for sorting it so I didn't point my finger too much!

 

[widler]

See, best of both worlds 😉

 

[Sean Kelly]

Thanks for all your responses,I take it that the plasterboard is primed as well as the ply,and flexi adhesives.
plasterboard has to be the cheapest,and quickest out of the two if on a budget,I done a couple of bathrooms recently,tiling bath panels,and boxed in hideaway toilet systems,out of 12mm ply which I primed and used flexi adhesives and grouts,and had a couple of tiles 600 x300 which came off quite easily,that I had to refit,kinda put me off using ply.
feel like you get better adhesion with say plasterboard,hardie backer board,wedi or dukka type boards,any of yous feel the same or is it me,maybe my primer had been affected by the cold or my flexi adhesive was to blame,can only be one of those two reasons that a couple of tiles came off,what do you boys think,
regards Darren

Darren, your 600x300 tiles probably came away because:
1. They are heavy.
2. There was deflection. The slightest bit of bending will cause the tiles to come away from the ply.
3. The adhesive dried too quickly.
4. Ply is wood and wood is a bit like a sponge...............the ply probably warped.

 

[rd99]

thats the plumbers fault or whoever supplied them then. nothing to do with tiler.
its like plasering a house and someone telling me to leave gaps everywhere there is a joint at a pipe,just incase it leaks.
to me personally it looks crap,may as well tile the whole panel then fit it with chrome screws at each corner and middle and Silicon in😉

Why not attach some magnets to the underside instead of screws, then you can pull off the panel as and when required.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Why not attach some magnets to the underside instead of screws, then you can pull off the panel as and when required.

Schlüter do a system for this:
http://www.schluter.com/11_1_rema.aspx
Personally not used it but looks great