Bathroom shower panels

[dba7108]

I want to install these on a 1600 x 800 shower tray. I'm looking at the hardboard ones
About £1000 for 3, haven't really shopped around yet.
Question is do you put these down to the floor and then put the tray up to it or do these go on top of the tray?

I'm looking at these. They say they have no trims required.

I found this for £1,250 while browsing the B&Q app https://www.diy.com/departments/splashwall-elite-m...

[foggy]

We put the shower tray in first then used the Multipanel bottom edge trim https://www.screwfix.com/p/multipanel-bath-shower-...
Then panels bonded directly to the studwork, sitting on the bottom trim with edge trims up the corners of the three sided enclosure.

The panels are typically 1200 wide so you’ll have a vertical join in your long side. We used the tongue and groove edged boards for the 1800 and the guys did a very good job sealing and clicking the join together but there’s still a little lip the squeegee catches on. I’d use the panels again, but select a smaller tray less than 1200 and use whole panels with no vertical joins. Maybe two sided panel, other two glass as the three sided install took a good while and leaves minimal margin for error (cover of the corner trims!) Or tile a larger three sided enclosure!

Edited by foggy on Tuesday 10th December 23:50

[dba7108]

Just looking at those bottom trims but reading the blurb on their website apparently you don't need them


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Splashwall Elite panels are made using a unique waterproof core so trims are not required. This means you can create a smooth, uniform, seamless finish throughout your bathroom.

Finish: Matt



Shower Panel Sheet sizes: (h x w x t)

2420mm x 1200mm x 10mm (T&G)
2420mm x 600mm x 10mm (T&G)
2420mm x 1200mm x 10mm (Postformed)


Sealant Colour: Ice White



Recommended products for installation: Complete Adhesive and Complete Colour Matched Sealant

• Panels may need to be scribed on site to ensure alignment

[blueg33]

Cheaper tile it and IMO would look better especially with rectified tiles and narrow grout lines.

The join would really put me off more, plus with no trims will water make its way past?

[Belle427]

Personally i wouldnt mind seeing a small join line, id prefer that to grout lines. With better quality panels its hardly noticeable.

[CoolHands]

I don’t understand why they’re so expensive. To me it looks like the ideal item that can be manufactured easily.

[blueg33]

Belle427 said:

Personally i wouldn't mind seeing a small join line, id prefer that to grout lines. With better quality panels its hardly noticeable.

Each to his/her/their own

We trialled shower panels in new builds for about 18 months over 100 or so plots. We went back to tiles, we had fewer problems and the customers generally preferred them. Shame as panels offer a good time saving. We have also looked at factory installing panels, but again customer preference leads us to tiles.

[gusko]

When I saw this thread I thought of these shower panels ,



not shower wall panels

[sospan]

We have Respatex panelling in our shower room. Walls and ceiling. We had it for several years in the last house and opted for it again in the current house.
Fitted by the same local contractor. Excellent job. The joints are designed to be very tight and are virtually invisible. We have a polished cement finish on the walls and plain white ceiling. Corners are protected by brushed aluminium corner sections. Silicone at the shower base. Easy maintenance using a squeegee blade after a shower. Still perfect after 7 years.

[SoliD]

Tray in first then shower panels on top with sealant around the bottom edge, with the trim sections for any corners.

[sospan]

We have Respatex panelling in our shower room. Walls and ceiling. We had it for several years in the last house and opted for it again in the current house.
Fitted by the same local contractor. Excellent job. The joints are designed to be very tight and are virtually invisible. We have a polished cement finish on the walls and plain white ceiling. Corners are protected by brushed aluminium corner sections. Silicone at the shower base. Easy maintenance using a squeegee blade after a shower. Still perfect after 7 years.

[Aluminati]

dba7108 said:

I want to install these on a 1600 x 800 shower tray. I'm looking at the hardboard ones
About £1000 for 3, haven't really shopped around yet.
Question is do you put these down to the floor and then put the tray up to it or do these go on top of the tray?

I'm looking at these. They say they have no trims required.

I found this for £1,250 while browsing the B&Q app https://www.diy.com/departments/splashwall-elite-m...

Fit tray, then bed panel on a bead of manufacturers sealant/adhesive. Once cured, install fillet of same to base. That was instructions given to me by manufacturer and have been in approaching 8 years without issue.

[worsy]

CoolHands said:

I don’t understand why they’re so expensive. To me it looks like the ideal item that can be manufactured easily.

Because DIY shed. A tile shop will sell them from around £150 each upwards for 2440x1220

Edited by worsy on Thursday 12th December 14:42

[Baldchap]

There's a joint bang in the centre of the niche here. (Ignore the niche itself, it wasn't finished, obviously.)



Things to be aware of: the joins have a dead 'void' in the very corner that throws your measurements off, and if you want a niche the correct joints are physically impossible as they fit in two dimensions making the last joint impossible, so you end up glueing and using a standard profile.