Wall panels for bathrooms: species selection criteria

Choosing a finishing material for the bathroom, it would be desirable for it to be not only beautiful, but also practical. Undoubtedly, the first place rightfully belongs to tile tileBut such a finish is carried out with the prospect of more than a year, so the high cost of the material is completely justified. But what if you want to perform repairs quickly, having a small budget, or to get away from stereotypes and create something new? Great popularity gained wall decoration panels - cheap, fast, practical. External performance of the material is diverse and allows you to translate any design ideas. In this review HouseChief.ru edition will share with you useful recommendations on how to choose the right wall panels for bathrooms, tell about their advantages and disadvantages, provide a detailed step by step instructions on how to mount finishing methods materials.

Variety of water resistant wall panels for bathrooms

The panels in the bathroom, a catalog photo of any Internet resource is clearly confirms, are not limited to low-cost PVC productsTo which all have long been accustomed. There are many other materials with no less practical and moisture resistance. Their price is sometimes not less than tile, and appearance to create a truly luxurious design. Especially in plate rescue minimalist interiorsWhere the tiles are not always appropriate. So, to create a the loft interiors use products with imitation wood (moisture-resistant MDF bathroom) or DSP plates to create a coarse concrete textures.

Important! Regardless of the manufacturing material, the panel must be water-resistant, durable, hygienic, and biologically inactive.

Characteristics of PVC wall panels for the bathroom

This type of finishing has appeared for a long time and was widespread. Features PVC wall products are as follows:

In addition to the panels, there are more PVC tiles Bathroom walls. It has a smaller and a square or rectangular shape. It mimics ceramic tile, natural wood and other materials. May have an adhesive layer on the back side, or placed on a solution.

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Characteristics of MDF panels for the bathroom

Waterproof MDFWhich can be safely used in areas with high humidity, produced by the mass pressing of wood chips, a binder and special surface treatments. The finished MDF board is covered with a laminating film pattern, and then a thin polymeric layer. As a result, the coating becomes moisture-resistant.

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"When mounting the MDF in the bathroom joints between the individual elements, space contiguity panels to the floor and ceiling compulsorily treated with sealant to prevent moisture seeped through them in the structure of material. "

MDF panels for the bathroom - it's affordable, strong and durable material, which is characterized by the following qualities:

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Characteristics of the panels for the bathroom MDF

making fibreboard occurs on technology similar to that used in the manufacture of MDF, the difference lies in the fact that a typical coarse fraction and a lower density for the wood fibers. This means that the product is more susceptible to swelling in contact with water it. To avoid this, the plate is processed moisture resistant formulation. Most adapted for use in wet areas of all the products on the basis of MDF is hardboard - plates impregnated with bitumen.

On its surface is covered with a laminated film and a protective layer. The film on the surface orgalitovyh wall products acts as a protective water-resistant layer. When assembling such panels is also necessary to use a sealant. Sheet plate fiberboard allow to close large wall surface. Its front surface is often mimics tiles, a rock, brick, Wood and other building materials.

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Of our publications you can learn more what fiberboard. Sheet size, thickness, and the price will no longer be for you to unknown parameters. We will tell you about the differences between brands and the intricacies of installation. After all, this material is particularly noteworthy, as it applies not only for decoration, but also widely used in decorative works and construction.

Characteristics of water-resistant panels on the basis of particle board

Sheet and plate finish for the bathroom are made on based on DSP. Special processing and lamination makes them water-resistant. Included in the large plates of wood pieces (chips and small chips) make them the most vulnerable to the effects of moisture. Technology to increase moisture resistance is the same as in the manufacture of MDF, and if the choice is between the two materials, the bathroom is better to choose MDF.

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Features of the acrylic panels for bathroom

Unique performance properties, an unlimited number of color variations and spectacular appearance acrylic wall panels made this stuff so popular when creating the original design solutions, Including in the design of modern bathrooms.

Bath a trim option is made on the basis of MDF with the following technologies:

1. First the grinding and removal of dust and dirt MDF.
2. The basis is covered by the primer, which creates a high level of adhesion to acrylic.
3. The blank is colored or decorated with an image applied by an industrial printer.
4. Then a thin layer of 1-1,5 mm, a layer of acrylic.
5. Each stage is accompanied by treatment with UV plates.
6. In the last step the product is covered with a colorless adhesive composition which upon curing creates a monolithic coating.

The thickness of the acrylic decorative plates It varies from 4 to 20 mm. Due to the complex manufacturing techniques such decoration does not belong to the category of the budget.

Among these positive quality acrylic products:

Glass wall panels

As an alternative to ceramic tile in the bathroom can be considered decorative glass panels. Glass is one of the environmentally safe and healthy materials. For it nestrashnye moisture, temperature swings, fungus and mildew. Toughened glass - robust and durable (6-8mm thickness). For decorating such articles using UV printing with preliminary laminating PVC or a light diffusing film. Glass can be monotonous, tinted, frosted or transparent

Advantages and disadvantages of plastic panels for the bathroom

Like any other finishing material, PVC plates having positive negative qualities.

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Features product of choice in size and appearance

Wall PVC products, MDF, hardboard and particle board have three types:

1. Rods (rail) of a rectangular shape.
2. Square and rectangular panel with a locking compound.
3. Sheet products of large area (120 cm × 250, 120 × 270 cm).

Photo panels under the tile for the bathroom

Products under the tile standard form lamellae have a thickness of from 0.5 to 1 cm. Configuration they are elongated rectangle. Externally, they resemble a fragment of the wall, tiled the same color or combined with a separating decorative molding.

Photo slatted plastic panels for the bathroom

plastic rack plate or linings, as it is called because of the similarity with the same wood finishing material, have a much greater length with respect to product width. Applied for finishing of the walls and for the bottom or the top of its track. Often they are used for the device suspended ceiling. From rails depends on the location of the visual perception of size and configuration of the room. With a vertical arrangement of rails room looks up at horizontal - wider. If the rail lock on the diagonal, the area of ​​the wall visually increase.

Sheet plastic panels for the bathroom

Among the most moisture-resistant articles include sheet about 3 mm thick with embossed pattern on the front surface. They cover a large plane, and sometimes the entire wall as a whole, form a smaller number of joints. We should also mention the PVC panels for bathroom, mosaic on the personal layer which looks virtually identical to the genuine.

Ways to fix the panels to the wall

There are several ways of fastening plates on the wall. Below you will learn how to produce a finished bathroom plastic panels.

Photo	Description of work
	With the roulette marker and construction level wall markup applied. The frame will be made of metal guide profiles - 27 × 60 × 28mm and 27mm.
	Mounting frame begins with installing hangers at a distance of 60 cm from each other.
	Next on screws fixed profile 60 × 27 mm.
	Perpendicularity lath arrangement necessary to control the via level.
	At the bottom of the wall, the start bar.
	Installation start from the corner of the room. By means of screws attached to the outer corner of the crate.
	With the help of a saw plate customize height. If it has a pattern, it is necessary to consider its position on the wall.
	The slab is inserted into a groove starting strips, and then is pushed into the recess the outer corner strips.
	Each subsequent piece is placed first in the groove bottom of the starting strips and then into the slot next to the location bar. On the other side plate is fastened to the frame on the screw. In this way the entire wall is sutured to the corner.
	For internal corner is a separate element, which is called as "internal angle". The slab is cut to the desired width and inserted into the groove internal angle, and then the starting profile.
	The element is pushed into the groove of the previous panel and then secured area with a stove to the profile.
	The last plate is cut across the width fastening shelves 6-10 mm. Then, it is inserted into the slot and the start element and tightly slides into the groove of the previous panel. In a further securing the last element does not need.

How to choose and fix wall panels for the bathroom, taking into account the elements for mounting

Attach a trim to the wall is possible not only to the frame - this is not always justified, especially in the area of ​​modest rooms where every centimeter is important. In this case it is possible to make fixing elements directly to the wall. On the types of panels and methods of attaching them to tell the video: