Fit quite a lot of these panels .best tip I can give is silicon the internal trim (or trims if a U shape shower cubical )on back panel and let set overnight, this keeps the boards straight as trim lap is only 2mm as real pain if not correctly stored and stops you needing three pairs of hands and ending up in a sticky mess ,works well for me but these boards are always a bit stressy as only get the one chance and it’s all reliant on silicone to stick as no mechanical fix
Hi, have fitted quite a few bathrooms with these panels. I always use silicone for the internal corners as the trims like you say have hardly any tolerance at all. If the walls are out like in most houses you are stuffed. I realised very quickly that the internal trims will trip you up. If the panels move so much as a couple of mill you end up with a gap between the trim and the panel. I bought some of the seam clamps having seen another one of your vids and they are awesome for kitchen worktops and the wet room panels.
Fairplay for keeping your own standards high even when the product/system lets you down, it might be painful to work with but you're making it look great 👍
For internal corners you can bend the panels around the corner. Just cut the back surface of the board and fold it in to a right angle. I'm not saying this is a great solution but works ok with plumb corners. My advice is give it a swerve 👍
You must have had the wrong trims. Maybe you had trims for the narrower boards. I don't use them but I think they're 8 or 6mm. You can scribe them for the trim but it's a time consuming task. I'm told they sometimes have a gap in the middle of a joint because of how they are cut by the manufacturer. I have never seen a gap anymore than 3mm though. If you do have a gap you can use a colour match silicone and basically grout it and clean it off with wonder wipes. You're right don't use the internal trims, just finish them with a silicone profile tool. Use the plant on external trims, definitely easier than the ones that the board slides in to.
@@dcjoinerydjdave6100 I thought these were thicker and more durable. I used thinner 6mm narrow panels in our shower. One day while turning around I hit the wall with my elbow - it cracked a 20mm hole in it! Very brittle them... Solid panels perhaps the best way to go.
These boards are cheap, hollow thin plastic. Unfortunately that’s what they are. If you want quality boards you need nuance/ bush boards but they cost a lot! Solid great quality, no chance of putting your finger through them!
Fit quite a lot of these panels .best tip I can give is silicon the internal trim (or trims if a U shape shower cubical )on back panel and let set overnight, this keeps the boards straight as trim lap is only 2mm as real pain if not correctly stored and stops you needing three pairs of hands and ending up in a sticky mess ,works well for me but these boards are always a bit stressy as only get the one chance and it’s all reliant on silicone to stick as no mechanical fix
Hi, have fitted quite a few bathrooms with these panels. I always use silicone for the internal corners as the trims like you say have hardly any tolerance at all. If the walls are out like in most houses you are stuffed. I realised very quickly that the internal trims will trip you up. If the panels move so much as a couple of mill you end up with a gap between the trim and the panel. I bought some of the seam clamps having seen another one of your vids and they are awesome for kitchen worktops and the wet room panels.
Glade my vids helped mate every day is a learning curve overcome and proceed
So true we used the trims for years and have now stopped,so much easier ,scribe tight together much better,all the best
Fairplay for keeping your own standards high even when the product/system lets you down, it might be painful to work with but you're making it look great 👍
Thanks we do try
Nice job!
Thank you
For internal corners you can bend the panels around the corner. Just cut the back surface of the board and fold it in to a right angle. I'm not saying this is a great solution but works ok with plumb corners.
My advice is give it a swerve 👍
Thanks for the tip
Firm I ordered from do different internal corner trims to fit 5, 8, or 10 mm panel thickness
Landscape please.
Great job!!
Thank you
I normally pack the corner trims plumb with plastic packers, the you don't need to scribe the internal corners.
You must have had the wrong trims. Maybe you had trims for the narrower boards. I don't use them but I think they're 8 or 6mm. You can scribe them for the trim but it's a time consuming task. I'm told they sometimes have a gap in the middle of a joint because of how they are cut by the manufacturer. I have never seen a gap anymore than 3mm though. If you do have a gap you can use a colour match silicone and basically grout it and clean it off with wonder wipes. You're right don't use the internal trims, just finish them with a silicone profile tool. Use the plant on external trims, definitely easier than the ones that the board slides in to.
You can get 10mm trims…..
Did u take your tools in every time u went back in to the bathroom .. there be gone if u was in brum …..🤭
Always lol
The only reason you would get the gap in between i would think is if the wall was caved in or out.
Those panels are really bad i put my finger though on of the panels luckily i was able to use it eles where in the bathroom terrible system
@@dcjoinerydjdave6100 I thought these were thicker and more durable. I used thinner 6mm narrow panels in our shower. One day while turning around I hit the wall with my elbow - it cracked a 20mm hole in it! Very brittle them... Solid panels perhaps the best way to go.
Agreed
These boards are cheap, hollow thin plastic. Unfortunately that’s what they are. If you want quality boards you need nuance/ bush boards but they cost a lot! Solid great quality, no chance of putting your finger through them!
It's a ballache
Totally agree
There's nothing wrong with the design you have just got the wrong size trims, they come in 5, 8 and 10mm
@patbevin136 the trims where supplied by the supplier every fitter I spoke to said the same thing they are not fit for purpose
Had a few nitemares with that stuff so just dont do them any more. Money woodin pay ye...