What material for a bath panel?

[Bartlett]

Just curious.... what do you guys prefer to use when building a bath panel which is to tiled? I have to do one on Monday and I will use 2x2 for the frame and in the past I have used ply or aquapanel. Just wondering what you would do? Thanks.

 

[DHTiling]

Personally i don't like ply bath panels..

I use either aqua panel like you or plaster board..

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

wedi or cementboard of somekind!! for me

 

[Bartlett]

Personally i don't like ply bath panels..

I use either aqua panel like you or plaster board..

Ha ha, me neither! Dont't like the look of them, don't like doing them! Never used p/board for one; is it strong enough?

 

[DHTiling]

It depends on what you are using on it.. but as long as the frame is supported enough then 12.5mm PB is great and no water gets to it if you use Silicon in the perimeters of it.

But the better option is aqua panels but as you well know some customers won't pay for it.. so PB does work..

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

Only one
the best
Schluter Kerdi board

 

[DHTiling]

Only one
the best
Schluter Kerdi board

And what did you use before that came out this year..:lol:

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

And what did you use before that came out this year..:lol:

Ply,plasterboard
you can :lol:
but it iz brill ! Easy to cut,loads diff thickneses, formable sheets!
get with the times ! :smilewinkgrin:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I have just finished one using pb+ hardie backer. Access panel needed

 

[DHTiling]

Ply,plasterboard
you can :lol:
but it iz brill ! Easy to cut,loads diff thickneses, formable sheets!
get with the times ! :smilewinkgrin:

You forgot to mention that it is a fortune.:yikes:

 

[Scott]

Ply with a 9.5mm plasterboard face or hardi backer.

Hate tiled panels though, especially when i get called to leaks and there is no access left!

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

You forgot to mention that it is a fortune.:yikes:

One piece for side of bath aint gonna break the bank !
unless the bath is 100 metres long

 

[nybor62]

hardi or aqua panel

 

[merlecollins]

The builders here use 18mm marine ply and never had a pick of bother

 

[Nuddy]

Hardi backer board or if customer too tight plasterboard 12.5mm, as long as the framework is sound min 2"x2" u'll be ok...