Shower wet wall install help and tips
Discussion
I used the Nuance panels.
The system requires you use their adhesive and sealers etc for warranty. Easy to cut/fit. Been up 4 years now with no signs of degradation or problems.
Used a cheaper panel in the downstairs shower, they’re ok, but you can see the difference in quality at a glance.
https://www.bushboard.co.uk/nuance
The system requires you use their adhesive and sealers etc for warranty. Easy to cut/fit. Been up 4 years now with no signs of degradation or problems.
Used a cheaper panel in the downstairs shower, they’re ok, but you can see the difference in quality at a glance.
https://www.bushboard.co.uk/nuance
Our ensuite was a 70s horror show floor to ceiling in period avocado tiles, complete with bidet.
My mate did the work and it was relatively straight forward as we clad over a mixture of tiles / OSB that was fixed to tiles in areas to pack out where required. The panels came from from www.dbsbathrooms.co.uk. and they were good value for money and have some tutorials on their site. Everything went to plan but one of the pains was maneuvering the panels into and around a small workspace.
As part of this we also clad the ceiling and that worked very well hiding the aertex and holes from 70s spotlights allowing the fitment of new modern down lighters.
It looks good and the wife is happy - far more modern, easy to clean and useable than it was.
My mate did the work and it was relatively straight forward as we clad over a mixture of tiles / OSB that was fixed to tiles in areas to pack out where required. The panels came from from www.dbsbathrooms.co.uk. and they were good value for money and have some tutorials on their site. Everything went to plan but one of the pains was maneuvering the panels into and around a small workspace.
As part of this we also clad the ceiling and that worked very well hiding the aertex and holes from 70s spotlights allowing the fitment of new modern down lighters.
It looks good and the wife is happy - far more modern, easy to clean and useable than it was.
If you’ve not bought the boards already, buy the slightly more expensive boards that have finished end rather than using trims
Trims take ages and look rubbish
The hardest part will be getting the board into the room, they don’t bend
I cut it with a track saw but any saw should do it
If the wall your sticking it to is level and flat you should find it easy
Make sure you use the tube of sticky that comes from the same manufacturer to get the guarantee. It seems very like normal tubes of sticky, sticks like etc but not worth the risk
Put a 5~ mm packer under the boards and silicone afterwards
You can use tape to help with external corners
Obviously measure twice cut once
Trims take ages and look rubbish
The hardest part will be getting the board into the room, they don’t bend
I cut it with a track saw but any saw should do it
If the wall your sticking it to is level and flat you should find it easy
Make sure you use the tube of sticky that comes from the same manufacturer to get the guarantee. It seems very like normal tubes of sticky, sticks like etc but not worth the risk
Put a 5~ mm packer under the boards and silicone afterwards
You can use tape to help with external corners
Obviously measure twice cut once
I fitted cheaper Panels and you can see the Structure in the light. Around £150 for a 2 Wall Kit.
End Trims matched the Panel Colour quite well.
Happy enough with the result.
Liked the Seals that came with the Kit
https://www.showersealsdirect.co.uk/sealux-reg-15-...
End Trims matched the Panel Colour quite well.
Happy enough with the result.
Liked the Seals that came with the Kit
https://www.showersealsdirect.co.uk/sealux-reg-15-...
dugt said:
If you’ve not bought the boards already, buy the slightly more expensive boards that have finished end rather than using trims
Trims take ages and look rubbish
The hardest part will be getting the board into the room, they don’t bend
I cut it with a track saw but any saw should do it
If the wall your sticking it to is level and flat you should find it easy
Make sure you use the tube of sticky that comes from the same manufacturer to get the guarantee. It seems very like normal tubes of sticky, sticks like etc but not worth the risk
Put a 5~ mm packer under the boards and silicone afterwards
You can use tape to help with external corners
Obviously measure twice cut once
Wow that looks amazing!Trims take ages and look rubbish
The hardest part will be getting the board into the room, they don’t bend
I cut it with a track saw but any saw should do it
If the wall your sticking it to is level and flat you should find it easy
Make sure you use the tube of sticky that comes from the same manufacturer to get the guarantee. It seems very like normal tubes of sticky, sticks like etc but not worth the risk
Put a 5~ mm packer under the boards and silicone afterwards
You can use tape to help with external corners
Obviously measure twice cut once
I was going to go for a 3 panel kit that includes everything I need like this https://www.floorstowalls.co.uk/products/3-sided-s...
Do you think that will be okay?
imck said:
I fitted cheaper Panels and you can see the Structure in the light. Around £150 for a 2 Wall Kit.
End Trims matched the Panel Colour quite well.
Happy enough with the result.
Liked the Seals that came with the Kit
https://www.showersealsdirect.co.uk/sealux-reg-15-...
Hi mate I don't quite follow you here are you saying you can see the internal structure of the board when the lights are on?End Trims matched the Panel Colour quite well.
Happy enough with the result.
Liked the Seals that came with the Kit
https://www.showersealsdirect.co.uk/sealux-reg-15-...
We've fitted lorry loads of shower panels, we've always used the Mira stuff, it's expensive, but we've had zero issues and they still look like new even after a really tough time in s
tty HMO's.
https://www.mirashowers.co.uk/wall-panels/
tty HMO's.https://www.mirashowers.co.uk/wall-panels/
Looking on this website it seems there are several different structure materials to the shower panel system MDF/Ply Laminate/UPVC and so on ...
https://www.rubberduckbathrooms.co.uk/shower-panel...
I'm really novice at this what should I be going for?
https://www.rubberduckbathrooms.co.uk/shower-panel...
I'm really novice at this what should I be going for?
tom6195 said:
Hi mate I don't quite follow you here are you saying you can see the internal structure of the board when the lights are on?
On mine I can very faintly. We used the cheapo UPVC panels and in very bright light at just the right angle you can faintly see the vertical lines of the structure behind the pattern. I’m not complaining about it, we knew we went cheap so that’s fine for us. Just something to keep in mind.To the OP as it’s been mentioned the boards need to essential sit on a bead of silicone, if the boards go right down to the shower tray it will leak.
Edited by clarky92 on Friday 23 October 17:56
I've fitted a few of these for people and they're not always as straight forward as you would like, especially if fitting on the tray rather than behind it if your ceiling is out of shape or sloping. Manhandling a great big sheet in what for the majority is a small room when you only have about 4mm to play with is a pain in the arse. Worse still if your fitting two click panels together in a larger shower. If you are clicking two panels together the join is visible on Multipanel though it's advertised as seemless. I've had two people disappointed in the join as they took seemless to literally be seemless.
If you have twists in your walls you'll end up wedging the panels while the adhesive goes off. Personally I prefer the flexibility of tiling and think tiles look classier.
If you have twists in your walls you'll end up wedging the panels while the adhesive goes off. Personally I prefer the flexibility of tiling and think tiles look classier.
tom6195 said:
Looking on this website it seems there are several different structure materials to the shower panel system MDF/Ply Laminate/UPVC and so on ...
https://www.rubberduckbathrooms.co.uk/shower-panel...
I'm really novice at this what should I be going for?
My comment applies to the splash panel boardshttps://www.rubberduckbathrooms.co.uk/shower-panel...
I'm really novice at this what should I be going for?
clarky92 said:
tom6195 said:
Looking on this website it seems there are several different structure materials to the shower panel system MDF/Ply Laminate/UPVC and so on ...
https://www.rubberduckbathrooms.co.uk/shower-panel...
I'm really novice at this what should I be going for?
My comment applies to the splash panel boardshttps://www.rubberduckbathrooms.co.uk/shower-panel...
I'm really novice at this what should I be going for?
We had wet wall fitted and it's been fine for just over a year now.
Got them here (the 1metre ones).
https://wetwallworks.co.uk/wet-wall-panels/wet-wal...
Went for Carrara Blanchland Gloss.
Delivery was within a week (also, if you place items in the basket, fill in all your details and then don't check out they email a £5 off delivery code).
They also sell higher range panels but our builders were so impressed with these that actually wanted to order some for their other jobs.
When fitting, they didn't bother with the internal trims, they just cut the panels with a multitool and butted them up against each other (our shower tray is less than 1m). The joints were sealed with silicone (used forever clear). To stick the panels they used "stixall" generously (probably a tube or 2 per panel). The shower tray went in first and the panels sit on the tray. We did use end trims to cover the panel ends.
I am no professional, but I am happy with the job and the panel company (they are good to talk to on the phone too).
Got them here (the 1metre ones).
https://wetwallworks.co.uk/wet-wall-panels/wet-wal...
Went for Carrara Blanchland Gloss.
Delivery was within a week (also, if you place items in the basket, fill in all your details and then don't check out they email a £5 off delivery code).
They also sell higher range panels but our builders were so impressed with these that actually wanted to order some for their other jobs.
When fitting, they didn't bother with the internal trims, they just cut the panels with a multitool and butted them up against each other (our shower tray is less than 1m). The joints were sealed with silicone (used forever clear). To stick the panels they used "stixall" generously (probably a tube or 2 per panel). The shower tray went in first and the panels sit on the tray. We did use end trims to cover the panel ends.
I am no professional, but I am happy with the job and the panel company (they are good to talk to on the phone too).
Car_driver said:
We had wet wall fitted and it's been fine for just over a year now.
Got them here (the 1metre ones).
https://wetwallworks.co.uk/wet-wall-panels/wet-wal...
Went for Carrara Blanchland Gloss.
Delivery was within a week (also, if you place items in the basket, fill in all your details and then don't check out they email a £5 off delivery code).
They also sell higher range panels but our builders were so impressed with these that actually wanted to order some for their other jobs.
When fitting, they didn't bother with the internal trims, they just cut the panels with a multitool and butted them up against each other (our shower tray is less than 1m). The joints were sealed with silicone (used forever clear). To stick the panels they used "stixall" generously (probably a tube or 2 per panel). The shower tray went in first and the panels sit on the tray. We did use end trims to cover the panel ends.
I am no professional, but I am happy with the job and the panel company (they are good to talk to on the phone too).
Hi thanks wow their panels look really nice do you have any photos of your work? Ta!Got them here (the 1metre ones).
https://wetwallworks.co.uk/wet-wall-panels/wet-wal...
Went for Carrara Blanchland Gloss.
Delivery was within a week (also, if you place items in the basket, fill in all your details and then don't check out they email a £5 off delivery code).
They also sell higher range panels but our builders were so impressed with these that actually wanted to order some for their other jobs.
When fitting, they didn't bother with the internal trims, they just cut the panels with a multitool and butted them up against each other (our shower tray is less than 1m). The joints were sealed with silicone (used forever clear). To stick the panels they used "stixall" generously (probably a tube or 2 per panel). The shower tray went in first and the panels sit on the tray. We did use end trims to cover the panel ends.
I am no professional, but I am happy with the job and the panel company (they are good to talk to on the phone too).
Tried to email these across, but your settings don't allow it, so had to shrink the pictures to size.
The panels were stuck to freshly plastered walls, but in theory you could stick them to old tiles (I don't know how far you are going with your renovation). The one thing the builders did say is "don't buy a cheapo shower tray, buy Mira", otherwise it will flex and always leak.
I'm happy with the result. If you have any more questions, ask away.
The panels were stuck to freshly plastered walls, but in theory you could stick them to old tiles (I don't know how far you are going with your renovation). The one thing the builders did say is "don't buy a cheapo shower tray, buy Mira", otherwise it will flex and always leak.
I'm happy with the result. If you have any more questions, ask away.
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