July 13, 20215 yr Hi All Is anyone obvious missing from the summary of bathroom / shower wall panels below? I made it this morning but its not quite complete yet. manufacturer URL guarantee materials multipanel multipanel.co.uk/ 30 years on Neutrals, Linda Barker, Classic and Heritage mermaid https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/ 15 years Elite range is a 100% Wood Plastic Composite waterproof core. Timeless Trade range is a WBP plywood fibo https://fibo.co.uk/ 25 years plywood IPSL interiorpanelsystems.co.uk/ 10 years Aquabord Laminate: 10mm Solid w/ Foam Core no Tongue and Groove Aquabord PVC: 10.5mm Hollow Section Tongue and Groove Proclad Solid Colour: 2.5mm Solid uPVC no Tongue and Groove showerwall showerwall.co.uk 10 years HPL range Laminate on MDF Tongue and Groove Acrylic 4mm thick no Tongue and Groove panelstyle panelstyle.co.uk/ 5 years Splashpanel hollowcore 10mm starline plumbworld.co.uk/ 10 years I'm interesting in using panels for two new bathrooms in an our renovation because I don't like cleaning grout. Which panels are good? Thanks! Edited July 13, 20215 yr by Trillip typo
July 13, 20215 yr Author Some the retailers hide who the manufacturer is but you can sometimes identify the maker by looking for the most distinctive pattern (e.g. geometric).
July 13, 20215 yr I have done 4 bathrooms with the multi panel and I really like it, it goes up really well and is very solid. Not had experience with the others.
July 13, 20215 yr I used the Linda Barker range for my bathroom. Was very impressed with it. It cost me £125 for each sheet.
July 14, 20215 yr you are missing rearo https://rearo.co.uk/bathroom-range also howdens sell "wetwall" panels along with buildbase, jewsons etc although im not exactly sure who actually manufactures them.
July 14, 20215 yr Author primary retailer / maker URL price (£ per sq m) guarantee low visibility jointing materials sources multipanel multipanel.co.uk 1 year yes economy: 10mm rigid PVC with a decorative face. https://www.multipanel.co.uk 1 year no The Tile Collection: 3mm solid grade laminate panels https://www.multipanel.co.uk multipanel multipanel.co.uk 30 years yes Linda Barker, Heritage, Classic, Neutrals: 11mm, laminate face and water resistant hardwood plywood core . https://www.multipanel.co.uk multipanel multipanel.co.uk 1 year no Reflect Wall Panels: 4mm dual layered acrylic https://www.multipanel.co.uk/ mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk 15 years no Brilliance: 4mm acrylic https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk 15 years Elite: 10mm 100% Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) 100% waterproof core https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk 15 years Mermaid Classic: 11mm (matches width of the Timeless plywood laminate) https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk 15 years no Metro Tile: 3mm Composite (?) https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk 15 years Timeless Trade: 11mm weather and boil proof (WBP) plywood + laminate https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs fibo https:fibo.co.uk 25 years all panels: laminate front, 9mm birch plywood core, "moisture barrier" rear https://fibo.co.uk IPSL interiorpanelsystems.co.uk 10 years yes Aquabord PVC Aquabord Laminate: 10mm Solid w/ Foam Core Aquabord PVC: 10.5mm Hollow Section Proclad Solid Colour: 2.5mm Solid uPVC https://www.interiorpanelsystems.co.uk/ showerwall showerwall.co.uk 10 years yes HPL HPL: Laminate on MDF Acrylic: 4mm thick panelstyle panelstyle.co.uk 5 years Splash Panel hollow core 10mm starline plumbworld.co.uk 10 years unknown anacona rearo.co.uk £17.69 1 year yes 10mm PVC (vertical cuboid hollowcore?) selkie rearo.co.uk £44.36 10 years yes selkie: 11mm laminate Water and Boil Proof (WBP) 9mm Plywood or moisture resistant (MR) MDF https://rearo.co.uk/ versa tile rearo.co.uk £16.99 10 years no versa tile: 3mm, layers of resin dipped of paper fibre https://rearo.co.uk/ nuova rearo.co.uk £61.59 10 years yes nuova: 10mm 100% water impervious foam core https://rearo.co.uk/ Aquatech showerenclosuresuk.com £22.71 no Aquatech: 10mm PVC (vertical cuboid hollowcore?) showerenclosuresuk.com Aquaglass showerenclosuresuk.com £39.58 yes Aquaglass: 10mm PVC (vertical cuboid hollowcore?) showerenclosuresuk.com Edited July 14, 20215 yr by Trillip formatting
July 14, 20215 yr Author I'll update more prices later. I suspect the panels have been more commonly used in commercial settings and are coming across to domestic markets more and more? Main constructions I can see are as follows: Plywood laminate: 9 mm plywood + 2 mm laminate Fibre Board laminate: 9 mm MDF + 2 mm laminate Plastic hollow core board: 10 mm PVC hollow core / vertical cuboid with decoration facing plastic foam board: 10 mm plastic foam with decoration facing Solid acrylic: 4 mm (with paint on rear face?) Paper Composite: 3 mm paper fibre phenolic resin laminates with decoration facing
July 14, 20215 yr Author sorted by price - I haven't checked for mistakes! primary retailer / maker URL price (£ per sq m) guarantee low visibility jointing materials sources versa tile rearo.co.uk £16.99 10 years no versa tile: 3mm, layers of resin dipped of paper fibre https://rearo.co.uk/ anacona rearo.co.uk £17.69 1 year yes 10mm PVC (vertical cuboid hollowcore?) Aquatech showerenclosuresuk.com £22.71 no Aquatech: 10mm PVC (vertical cuboid hollowcore?) showerenclosuresuk.com IPSL interiorpanelsystems.co.uk £33.33 10 years no Proclad Solid Colour: 2.5mm Solid uPVC https://www.interiorpanelsystems.co.uk/ IPSL interiorpanelsystems.co.uk £37.50 10 years no Aquabord Laminate: 10mm Solid w/ Foam Core https://www.interiorpanelsystems.co.uk/ multipanel multipanel.co.uk £38.19 1 year no The Tile Collection: 3mm solid grade laminate panels https://www.multipanel.co.uk panelstyle panelstyle.co.uk £38.28 5 years Splash Panel hollow core 10mm proplas 8mm Cellular PVC Aquaglass showerenclosuresuk.com £39.58 yes Aquaglass: 10mm PVC (vertical cuboid hollowcore?) showerenclosuresuk.com multipanel multipanel.co.uk £39.58 1 year yes economy: 10mm rigid PVC with a decorative face. https://www.multipanel.co.uk selkie rearo.co.uk £44.36 10 years yes selkie: 11mm laminate Water and Boil Proof (WBP) 9mm Plywood or moisture resistant (MR) MDF https://rearo.co.uk/ splashwall (wetwall, wilsonart) https://wetwall.co.uk/ £45.14 10 years 11mm (9mm MR MDF Core + laminate) https://www.screwfix.com mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk £52.08 15 years no Metro Tile: 3mm Composite (?) https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk £59.03 15 years Elite: 10mm 100% Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) 100% waterproof core https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs multipanel multipanel.co.uk £60.76 30 years yes Linda Barker, Heritage, Classic, Neutrals: 11mm, laminate face and water resistant hardwood plywood core . https://www.multipanel.co.uk nuova rearo.co.uk £61.59 10 years yes nuova: 10mm 100% water impervious foam core https://rearo.co.uk/ IPSL interiorpanelsystems.co.uk £62.50 10 years yes Aquabord PVC: 10.5mm Hollow Section https://www.interiorpanelsystems.co.uk/ showerwall showerwall.co.uk £68.47 10 years yes HPL HPL: Laminate on MDF Acrylic: 4mm thick https://www.homesupply.co.uk/category/showerwall-panels fibo https:fibo.co.uk £72.22 25 years all panels: laminate front, 9mm birch plywood core, "moisture barrier" rear https://fibo.co.uk https://www.directbathroomandkitchen.co.uk/ splashwall (unknown) https://wetwall.co.uk/ £86.81 15 years yes Elite: Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) & vinyl https://static1.squarespace.com/static/ https://www.trade-point.co.uk/ mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk £114.08 15 years Timeless Trade: 11mm weather and boil proof (WBP) plywood + laminate https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk £118.14 15 years no Brilliance: 4mm acrylic https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs multipanel multipanel.co.uk £123.71 1 year no Reflect Wall Panels: 4mm dual layered acrylic https://www.multipanel.co.uk/ https://www.upvcbuildingplastics.co.uk mermaid https:mermaidpanels.co.uk 15 years Classic: 11mm (matches width of the Timeless plywood laminate?) https://mermaidpanels.co.uk/faqs
July 14, 20215 yr Author 11 hours ago, Hobbiniho said: you are missing rearo https://rearo.co.uk/bathroom-range also howdens sell "wetwall" panels along with buildbase, jewsons etc although im not exactly sure who actually manufactures them. wilsonart make them it looks like
July 14, 20215 yr Author If there are any errors, there is an editable copy here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IkK2uvOXl0zbd-WHifW3As6RtcgJHjy1pn2QS-DO1Xg/edit?usp=sharing I like the look of these because I think I err of the side of plywood, perhaps unfairly: primary retailer URL price (£ per sq m) guarantee materials selkie rearo.co.uk £44.36 10 years 11mm laminate Water and Boil Proof (WBP) 9mm Plywood or moisture resistant (MR) MDF splashwall (wetwall, wilsonart) wetwall.co.uk £45.14 10 years 11mm (9mm MR MDF Core + laminate) multipanel multipanel.co.uk/ £60.76 30 years Linda Barker, Heritage, Classic, Neutrals: 11mm, laminate face and water resistant hardwood plywood core fibo fibo.co.uk £72.22 25 years all panels: laminate front, 9mm birch plywood core, "moisture barrier" rear
July 14, 20215 yr Another one not to be overlooked. https://www.recosurfaces.com/ they do a huge range and allow you to provide your own images, which surprisingly reduces the cost.
July 15, 20215 yr Author 17 hours ago, Simon R said: Another one not to be overlooked. https://www.recosurfaces.com/ they do a huge range and allow you to provide your own images, which surprisingly reduces the cost. Thanks! WOW. Red snakeskin shower anyone? I really like the variety. They use a backing tape and silicone as a joint system: https://trade.recosurfaces.com/technical-specifications/installation/ Simon R: have you used them? Edited July 15, 20215 yr by Trillip formatting
July 15, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, Trillip said: Simon R: have you used them? Yes, several, I installed them on top of 11mm moisture resistant MDF which I've found to be very stable even in damp conditions. see:
April 29, 20242 yr Author In the end something else! white quartz gloss, nuance panel by bushboard. Its a bit "bling" but the gloss finish is easy to wipe. No trims in the corners. 15 year gaurantee if you follow the rules (use their silicone etc). It has some sort patented material that is very strong and 100% waterproof. We left a chunk of it submerged in a bucket of water for a few days and it didn't change. Delivery was annoying. Make sure you check edge of the tongue and groove as they unload. We had a few damaged due to their awful packaging. quite expensive https://www.google.com/shopping/product/6132013860646745681/offers?q=white+quartz+nuance+2420mm+1200mm&sca_esv=9c0a2ce53a51d660&hl=en-GB&psb=1&prds=cid:6132013860646745681,cs:1,eto:5863396389283426509_0,pid:8377505064674615891,rsk:PC_3562422885096923569,scoring:tp Edited April 29, 20242 yr by Trillip
April 29, 20242 yr On 13/07/2021 at 14:50, Declan52 said: I used the Linda Barker range for my bathroom. Was very impressed with it. It cost me £125 for each sheet. Didn’t she sing in Bucks Fizz?
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