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Sealing T&G wall panels against rot vs plastic wall panels

  • 18-08-2016 12:47pm
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    Possom1
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    [font=verdana, geneva, lucida, "lucida grande", arial, helvetica, sans-serif]My bathroom has original 1930s 3.5" wide (89 mm) tongue & groove timber paneling on all the walls.[/font]

    [font=verdana, geneva, lucida, "lucida grande", arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I'm to have a new bath, with a combined shower, installed and as some of the panels are damaged I had intended to replace *all* the wall panels with new 89mm wide timber T&G panels. [/font]

    [font=verdana, geneva, lucida, "lucida grande", arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The builder which I have talked with said that he'd be concerned about installing timber paneling on the walls (with no tiles) as the steam from the bath and shower would quickly rot these.[/font]

    [font=verdana, geneva, lucida, "lucida grande", arial, helvetica, sans-serif]He mentioned about similar width plastic paneling available from a major DIY supplier.[/font]

    [font=verdana, geneva, lucida, "lucida grande", arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I haven't seen it but, since it's plastic, I'm guessing it may not look great.[/font]

    [font=verdana, geneva, lucida, "lucida grande", arial, helvetica, sans-serif]What would you think of the option of timber panels, then perhaps sealed between them with some form of mastic and then painted in either a linseed oil paint, or a marine (boat) paint?[/font]

    [font=verdana, geneva, lucida, "lucida grande", arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Or would you have any alternative suggestions with regards to sealing timber panels, or with regards to plastic panels which don't instantly look like cheap plastic.[/font]

    [font=verdana, geneva, lucida, "lucida grande", arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Thanks![/font]


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