Bathroom panelling / cladding help

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Hello,

I am thinking about getting panels / cladding on the bathroom wall when I refurb it.

I need a bit of advice / help. PVC panels, which I assume is what you'd have in a bathroom instead of wood, are generally a white / clear colour. Yet in every photo I see people have coloured panels. Is there a magical place where you can buy coloured panels or is there a special paint to use on PVC?

E.g.





Also - has anyone done this? Any recommendations?

Thanks!

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Thanks for that - I've been Googling so many search terms - panels, cladding etc... - but couldn't find what is used so that's a lifesaver.

When it was fitted, did you use battens or attach it straight to the surface? Also, what paint is that? It's very similar to the colour we want to use.

I have to say - you have pretty much the perfect kitchen. It looks absolutely spot on.

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Thanks for all the help - really appreciated.

I really like the idea of tongue and groove wall panels, with tiles around the bath.

I currently have ceramic tiles around the whole bathroom. Any negatives of using panels for the rest of the wall rather than tiles? I'm guessing tiles will ultimately have the greater longevity and will be more robust but tastes change and panels would be easier for me (or future residents) to replace down the line?

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Crumpet said:

Our bathroom is a tiled floor with a tiled shower enclosure and then the panelling you're wanting everywhere else. It's just the basic MDF stuff from Wickes stuck to the wall with No More Nails. Five years on and it looks as it did when I installed it. I ran a bead of silicone between the floor tiles and the MDF skirting though, in order to stop water getting under. Looks good, cheap and very easy.

Thanks - did you paint the MDF as well?

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Herbs said:

I'd avoid the pvc route personally as I think it will date quickly. It's easy enough to do your own panelling.

I did this with hardboard and a waterproof sealant (4 coats) before painting and then a bead of silicone on the floor before painting it with appropriate bathroom paint. been done 5 years now with no problems.

Is that just hardboard with a 'picture rail' square in the middle? Looks very good!

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Herbs said:

Thanks, the key is in the preparation and dimensions (measuring everything out so it suits the room with no weird angles - no mean feat when the walls veer off by 8 inches across the span! )

Because I didn't want to encroach on the room too much, I used 3mm hardboard to cover the entire walls making sure the joins were hidden behind next set and not through a cut out. On top of that went 9mm from memory with a 12mm dado rail with a pattern we liked inside. Sealed all the joints and then painted.

Quite a bit of work and calculating but did the whole room for £450 in materials and got the same result a company wanted £5k for. I then bough 4m of rough sawn oak lengths which i sanded and oiled to give a natural finish without being too uniform. The right hand side of the room had 5 large squares which i bought custom cut mirrors to side inside the middle 3 (about £20 each).

Wow - when you say £450 I assume that doesn't include the bath and sink? The wood tops are a great addition as well.