Shower panels instead of tiling

size5 · 15-08-2011 9:44am #1

have shower panels in existing house and have worked very well over the year. Moving house soon and looking at doing the same.

My question is has anyone installed them and how did they find them. I am looking at the Grosfillex brand or anyone got any alternatives I would appreciate them or advise on fitting.

cheers

Joey the lips · 15-08-2011 7:02pm

If you have them you have an idea what they are like.

In my opinion they are muck and look cheap(No disrespect ment to you)

However if fitted right they are very practical especially in rented houses and student accomadation.

The brand you are aware of is the market leader because of colour and textaure availability.

RubyGirl · 15-08-2011 7:59pm

I have them in my main bathroom and find them great, cheaper to put up than tiles.
Easier to clean & dont have any manky grout black spots.

Also good for utility wall's aswell, especially with wellies, dogs etc coming & going.

Sparkpea · 16-08-2011 7:33pm

fitted my own downstairs cloakroom/wc with a shower last week and used serena (sp) as they where cheaper than mermaid and all I wanted to spend

will post pic shortly

Sparkpea · 16-08-2011 8:18pm

Wyldwood · 16-08-2011 9:57pm

oh that looks really nice & so easy to keep clean. Having spent quite a long time today scrubbing grout in the shower with a toothbrush & having to face the bath tomorrow, I'm tempted to dump the tiles for panels. Can I ask where you got them? I'm also impressed with the ceiling you have, was that easy to install?

Sparkpea · 16-08-2011 10:28pm

Wyldwood wrote: »

oh that looks really nice & so easy to keep clean. Having spent quite a long time today scrubbing grout in the shower with a toothbrush & having to face the bath tomorrow, I'm tempted to dump the tiles for panels. Can I ask where you got them? I'm also impressed with the ceiling you have, was that easy to install?

I live up north so got them in a local wholesaler. Plenty of places do them tho. Ceilings are easy enough to install in a straight room. Done a good few myself now but mine was a pain in the ass because there's the slope of the stairs to do as well but all in all worked out well.

Irish Fire · 17-08-2011 6:19am

Sparkpea wrote: »

Looks well in the process of stripping my shower to do this (bloody builders!!) What's the switch on the wall for?

Sparkpea · 17-08-2011 6:43am

One is isolation switch for extractor fan and iirc the other is like a sensor for damp so it brings the fan on automatically if it's not already on and it senses moisture in the air (so I've been told)

size5 · 21-01-2012 8:58am

size5 wrote: »

have shower panels in existing house and have worked very well over the year. Moving house soon and looking at doing the same.

My question is has anyone installed them and how did they find them. I am looking at the Grosfillex brand or anyone got any alternatives I would appreciate them or advise on fitting.

cheers

Have the above in bout 5 months now and have no complaints. They look brand new easy to clean- and we're easy to install

brightspark · 21-01-2012 8:12pm

Sparkpea wrote: »

One is isolation switch for extractor fan and iirc the other is like a sensor for damp so it brings the fan on automatically if it's not already on and it senses moisture in the air (so I've been told)

Did a qualified electrician install that in your shower cubicle??

Sparkpea · 21-01-2012 9:41pm

yes the house is only 18 months old

Abomba1 · 14-10-2014 3:20pm

Helly RubyGirl. Just wondering if you still like the shower panels and have they shown the test of time please? I'm considering them for an ensuite enclosure and would like to hear any pros/cons you might like to share.
Thanks

RubyGirl wrote: »

I have them in my main bathroom and find them great, cheaper to put up than tiles.
Easier to clean & dont have any manky grout black spots.

Also good for utility wall's aswell, especially with wellies, dogs etc coming & going.

RubyGirl · 14-10-2014 4:40pm

Abomba1 wrote: »

Helly RubyGirl. Just wondering if you still like the shower panels and have they shown the test of time please? I'm considering them for an ensuite enclosure and would like to hear any pros/cons you might like to share.
Thanks

Hi no they have well stood the test of time. Have them up now for 8 years and still looking good.

Chalkitdowndiy · 14-10-2014 4:51pm

Sounds like a good recommendation Ruby.

ChalkItDown

Abomba1 · 14-10-2014 9:27pm

Thank you for responding RubyGirl.

pleh · 19-11-2024 12:12pm

Looking at Grosfillex wall panels for bathroom. Need grab rails over bath and in shower. I was told the panels are not great when fixing things to the wall as due to the gap in them there would be movement that could cause damage to the panel. Does anyone know if that is so?

astrofool · 20-11-2024 9:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122857014#Comment_122857014

Yes, that's correct, they're hollow so as the grab rails get used they would be subject to slight flexing which could also cause the plastic around the hole (used for the anchor) to crack.