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.
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.
First, you can attach whatever you want to the wall and build your pre-wall installation frame as you wish.
If there is only little space on the left and right sides of the pre-wall frame, smooth the entire wall up to the height of the frame. For that size, I would use 20mm (0.8 inch) Wediplates or similar. You can tile directly on these.
If you don’t want tiles, use moisture-resistant drywall panels, two layers of 12.5mm (0.5 inch), smooth the joints with filler, prime, and paint with suitable paint.
We had a similar situation and had some 1.20m (4 feet) parquet boards left over. We covered the pre-wall frame with Wediplates, glued the parquet boards vertically, and finished the corners with aluminum trim. It looks nice as well.
Right behind the washbasin, I would either tile or install an aluminum Dibond or PVC panel. A more unusual option would be to apply Tadelakt – but that is tricky, expensive, and really more suitable for homes without children.
If there is only little space on the left and right sides of the pre-wall frame, smooth the entire wall up to the height of the frame. For that size, I would use 20mm (0.8 inch) Wediplates or similar. You can tile directly on these.
If you don’t want tiles, use moisture-resistant drywall panels, two layers of 12.5mm (0.5 inch), smooth the joints with filler, prime, and paint with suitable paint.
We had a similar situation and had some 1.20m (4 feet) parquet boards left over. We covered the pre-wall frame with Wediplates, glued the parquet boards vertically, and finished the corners with aluminum trim. It looks nice as well.
Right behind the washbasin, I would either tile or install an aluminum Dibond or PVC panel. A more unusual option would be to apply Tadelakt – but that is tricky, expensive, and really more suitable for homes without children.
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