Bath panels

Today, there are several options for decorating the bathroom and one of the best is the lining of the bathroom with PVC panels. This method allows not only to convert the interior, but also to save a lot. In order to make your choice, first you need to consider the “strong” and “weak” sides of PVC panels. We will talk about this further. In addition, in this article we will consider the methods for attaching these panels on the walls.

Advantages of the material

The option of decoration of the bathroom panels can be safely called very economical. The fact is that they are relatively inexpensive. This is perhaps their most important plus. The difference is especially felt when compared with the cost of decoration of the walls of the bathroom with tiles. The differences in the price will be very significant.

Of the advantages, it is also worth noting that this material is simply mounted. PVC panels without any difficulties will be fixed on the walls of any person who has at least a little building skills. By the way, the fact that the bathroom panels can install almost everyone in the bathroom is also an undoubted advantage of this material.

As for the shortcomings, it should be, first of all, to note poor environmental friendliness. In addition, the final appearance is still inferior to the same ceramic tiles. Nevertheless, any kind of such panels are less aesthetic.

How to choose panels

Among the whole variety of PVC panels in the building materials market, choosing the option suitable for your case, sometimes, is not easy. Particular responsibility should be treated with the arrangement of the bathroom. One of the main rules when choosing is that the color and drawing are suitable for the rest of the design.

If the size of the room is not very large, then it is recommended to choose wall panels for the bathroom of light shades. This will visually expand it and make it more voluminous. It is best to choose PVC panels in the bathroom, on which there are as few protrusions and patterns as possible. The fact is that the presence of irregularities and recesses on the surface of the panels contributes to the development of mold and the accumulation of dirt.

Particular attention should be paid to stiffeners. It is important to correctly evaluate their quality characteristics. In addition, the more there will be, the higher the strength of the material will be higher. These structural elements must be correct, not deformed, not curved. If there are any drawbacks, this indicates an insufficient quality of the material. Perhaps the rules for its storage or transportation were violated. Next, examine the surface of the material. The color layer should be applied evenly, without flaws. If there is any drawing, then it should also have a clear shape and boundaries, do not spread and not smear.

Before buying PVC panels, it is recommended to conduct a simple test: connecting two of them together and see if the joint is noticeable - it should almost be visible. The strength of the connection should be sufficient.

Please note that the ribs of stiffness are not noticeable on the front surface. It is best to find out the presence or absence of this defect by looking at the part of the panel at an acute angle. In addition, inspect the back of the product. It should not have any extraneous inclusions. This is considered a sign that the material was made only of high -quality raw materials.

An important point is also that the size of the panels must comply with the standards. This can be checked using simple measuring tools. The dimensions of the product themselves should be indicated on the packaging.

If you decide to clad the bathroom PVC panels, then you should not save. In general, it is advisable to buy materials for repair only in trusted outlets where you can get a guarantee of the quality of the purchased goods. Cheap material, especially in little -known places, should not be purchased. It is possible - this is a cheap fake. However, it is unreasonable to buy the most expensive panels. After all, the price does not always reflect the quality of the material.

It is recommended to purchase PVC panels with a margin. The fact is that some of them will have to be cut to install in the corners. Therefore, before going to the store, you should remove measurements from all walls, which will help calculate the right amount of material. In addition, when calculating, you should deduct the size of the door in the bathroom. Knowing the amount and price of one sq. meters of material, you can roughly calculate your expenses for the future repairs. An example of the calculation will be presented below.

Bath with bath panels: Materials and tools

Take your time to buy materials for finishing. In order not to overpay and purchase just as much as you need, try to calculate the quantity. To do this, you will need to find out the area of \u200b\u200bthe bathroom.

The sizes of the panels should also be known to you - they are standard. Knowing this, you can easily calculate how many panels are required for repair. For example, if the size of the material is 25 by 270 cm (width and length, respectively), then it is easy to find out the area simply by changing these values. When the area of \u200b\u200bthe panel is designed and the area of \u200b\u200bthe bathroom is known, you can easily calculate the right number of panels, dividing the area of \u200b\u200bthe bathroom into an area of \u200b\u200bone panel.

In addition to buying material, you should take care of the necessary tools. So, for installing panels you will need a screwdriver and a hacksaw for metal. When installing you will have to make holes. For this purpose, you need a drill, or better, a perforator. In addition, during the work you will need a construction level and a stapler, as well as a roulette in order to remove the measurements. There are two main methods of fastening panels - on a crate and on liquid nails. If the second option is selected, then you will need to purchase additional liquid nails.

How to make a bath with panels: preparation

The preparation includes several stages:

1. The first thing to do is to free the room from all unnecessary things. In addition, if there is an old tile on the walls, then it also needs to be removed.
2. Before starting the installation of panels on liquid nails, you need to level the walls. For this purpose, you can use a putty or cement mortar. It does not hurt to sheathe walls with sheets of moisture -resistant drywall.
3. It is not worth spending time on alignment on small irregularities. The fact is that the PVC panels themselves are quite flexible and therefore themselves can smooth out irregularities on the walls.
4. In any case, the walls must be covered with special components that protect from the appearance of the fungus.
5. If the panels are mounted on the crate, then it is she who is first put. By the way, in this case you will not need to align the walls, because The panels are already adjacent to the crate, not to the level, not to the wall.

How to install panels in the bathroom

Above, we stopped a little on such an important issue when decorating the bathroom with panels, as the need to align the walls. In general, plastic panels themselves have a fairly important advantage - they allow you to hide the existing bumps. But in some situations before starting the installation of panels, it is still required to align the working surface. This case, for example, is the presence of large irregularities with a difference of more than 9 mm. Here it will not work tightly at the same level to fix the panels without additional leveling work.

It is worth saying that it makes no sense to make the wall perfectly even. It will be enough to remove the irregularities themselves, and everything else will be hidden under plastic panels.

Next, you should decide on the method of fasteners of panels. Two options are usually used here: self -tapping screws or glue. But keep in mind that if the panels are put on glue, then it will be difficult to tear them off the walls in the future. Planting on glue, although a reliable way, but not devoid of flaws. For example, this option requires the performance of such labor -intensive work as preparing a solution and applying it to the walls. There is no such drawback when mounting on screws, which is also relevant for installing the ceiling in a bath of panels.

General rules of finishing

Perhaps everyone wants the coating to be of high quality. This is actually not difficult to achieve. It is enough to observe certain rules:

1. So, the panels can only be installed if the air temperature in the room is at least +11 degrees.
2. In general, the purchased panels are not recommended to be used immediately after the purchase. It is possible that they are in the warehouse for a long time. Therefore, let them lie down for at least two days at room temperature, after which you can start work.
3. It is also worth knowing that a temperature change of 10 degrees leads to at least a small, but still changing the size of the material. Given this fact, it is necessary to provide 3-4 mm compensation clearances at the ceiling and floor.
4. If the bathroom has heating devices, then the panels installed in the immediate vicinity of them should be separated by a heat -reflecting screen.

Installation on plastic guides

This option is considered the best. The guides are mounted on the wall horizontally in two places. In the middle of the wall and from above almost under the very ceiling. If desired, you can strengthen the strength of the structure. To do this, it is enough to mount these guides with a lesser step.

Now we consider in more detail the sequence of actions during installation:

1. First, on the walls, guides are mounted on three levels using self -tapping screws or dowels. When this is done, starting from the corner, you can install the PVC panel itself.
2. Together with guides, fasteners are usually sold. It is with them that the first panels after pruning in height are attached in place.
3. Subsequent strips before fixing on the spot must be tightly inserted into the end of the planks installed earlier. This avoids the gap between them. In addition, this will hide the presence of fasteners.
4. All other panels are fixed in the same way. During this work, it is necessary to control the evenness and level of the seams. This can be done using the construction level.
5. In the corners of the panel are cut according to previously made measurements. The ends and gaps after the end of the installation are hidden by corners or edging.

Installation of panels in the bathroom on the crate

As you know, in a bathroom there is always an increased level of humidity. Therefore, wooden elements for the construction of the frame are not suitable here. It is necessary to give preference to a metal -profile or plastic structure. If it is not possible to purchase moisture resistant materials, then it is allowed to use a tree pre -treated with protective compounds and painted. When erecting the frame, you need to follow some recommendations. So, the rails should be fixed in a step of 500 mm. Moreover, they must be installed so that they are located strictly perpendicular to previously mounted panels. The details of the crate are installed at the beginning or at the end of the wall, which is decorated with the bathroom with plastic panels.

If there are bumps on the wall during installation, it is necessary to control the level of the crate. If the potholes are large enough, then they can be compensated by lining of wood or plastic.

When you finish with the installation of the crate, you can begin to mount the PVC panel. This is done in the following priority:

1. First, in the corner to the screws or stapler, the starting profile is fixed. It is from here that you need to start the installation.
2. In the lower corner of the profile towards the direction of movement, the mounting shelf is installed. The panels themselves are attached to the crate on the screws or stapler brackets.
3. All subsequent panels are mounted similarly. Combining both strips among yourself, carefully monitor the size of the joints.
4. The panels should fit tightly to each other. There should be no gaps between them. Also, they should not go over.
5. Near the doorway of the bar should be fixed with special corners. The formed joints can be hidden using a skirting board.
6. If individual panels form joints, then they should be covered with any suitable sealant. If the panels are of high quality, and the crate was installed evenly, then such joints should not appear.

As you can see, mounting the panels in the bathroom is not very difficult, and also quickly.

Bathroom panels: photo

Bath with panels: video