ᐅ Alternative to Tiles in the Guest Bathroom

Created on: 6 Sep 2018 10:04
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jessi7755
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jessi7755
6 Sep 2018 10:04
Good morning,

In our future house, there is a tiny guest bathroom. There is only enough space for a toilet and a small washbasin. Currently, all the walls are tiled up to half height. We would like to tile only the wall behind the toilet and the washbasin up to the height of the pre-wall installation system, and possibly also the wall next to the toilet, or cover it with another suitable material.

We were on vacation in spring, and there the entire bathroom, including the shower, was covered with very large panels. These panels looked quite thin, but unfortunately, we have no idea what they were and didn’t look into it further.

Would it be cheaper or better to cover the entire pre-wall installation with such a panel? The wall is about 1.40 meters (4 feet 7 inches) long. The height is the same as the pre-wall system, though I’m not entirely sure—maybe around 1.20 meters (3 feet 11 inches)? I still need to check with the plumber what height is usual here. What I would like about such a panel is that there are no joints.

Do you know these panels and can tell me what they are called? Or are tiles still the “only right” option?

Thank you very much in advance.
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Müllerin
6 Sep 2018 10:06
There is no single "right" way... you can also simply have the wall painted in a color of your choice using latex paint. It is also washable.
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ypg
6 Sep 2018 10:13
Panels... what kind of material could that be?
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jessi7755
6 Sep 2018 10:21
ypg schrieb:
Panels.... what material could that be?

I have no idea! They were very thin panels about 2m (6 ft 7 in) tall and at least 1m (3 ft 3 in) wide. I don’t think they were tiles, but I’m not sure...
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ypg
6 Sep 2018 10:48
How did they feel?

Stone, more like tiles.
Warm, more like linoleum.

Without more details, there could be a long list of all materials here, which wouldn’t really help you.
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Otus11
6 Sep 2018 10:50
jessi7755 schrieb:

They were very thin panels about 2m (6 ft 7 in) high and at least 1m (3 ft 3 in) wide. I don’t think they were tiles, but I’m not sure...

Aluminum Dibond = [B]aluminum composite panel with one-sided, digital direct printing[/B]

For example, you can also choose your own design.
This is available, for example, from HSK under the name RenoDeco.