Scots in Treignac

I am in the process of having a bathroom installed in France and in Scotland.

I have been advised to consider a wet wall as an alternative to tiles- that's a sheet of chipboard or ply wood treated with something like vinyl They come in sizes 800x 2400 in the UK .

Any suggestions about a french version ?

Any problems or good points ?

cyrian

I had this installed in Scotland.
Advantage is no grout to go mouldy.
The only thing I had to do was replace silicone sealant between boards and shower tray.
Easily cleaned and looks good.
Disadvantage. Probably needs experienced installer. It must be a tight fit to give a good seal and it is glued onto the wall.
I havnt seen this in France but havnt seen it in B&Q either.
Mine came from a specialist manufacturer in Glasgow.
Regards

Cyrian

Novocastrian

We're having a bathroom installed in France at the moment. The contractor suggested this approach, so it's known in France.

I can't recall the french phrase he used, but I understood it, so it must have been obvious. "plaque de patre impermeable" perhaps?

Ka Ora!

If you go into all the big Brico places they do the Complete Enclosure
Showers. This is the same sort of thing and is less agro if you have to get behind it again. Also if you have the money then a more specialized thing would be the Toughened Glass panels and what have you which you can get from the Bathroom and Kitchen Places.

As to stopping mold if you don't ventilate a bathroom adequately and clean it any surface can go moldy, Wiping tiles down after use does not hurt either to stop Bacterial Build Ups.

le plumber

What you can buy from brico-bordel is "lambris PVC", and people do install that in their bathrooms etc, but you have to have good quality stuff if you want to put it in a shower cubicle. You can get it in different widths from 10 cm to 50cm and lengths from 250cm to 400 cm. Its easy peasy and very quick to install - my missus put some on the ceiling of our bathroom and even she did it all in a day. I've also seen it in the homes of some of my customers, and I must admit that can look quite good, and a damn sight easier to take of the walls than tiles if you wish to redecorate. However, if you were putting it in a shower cubicle, I would advise you to use an anti mould, transparent sealant in between the joints which would help to keep it perfectly water tight.

Wet rooms that you find in hotels eg Etap etc are specialist products that you wont find easily if you're not in the trade - its not the same thing and certainly not the same price either!!