HOW TO FIT SHOWER WALL BOARD INSTALL GUIDE

HOW TO FIT SHOWER WALL BOARD INSTALL GUIDE - Tile Alternative

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How to fit shower wall or bathroom board in your home as a tile alternative. This stuff is great to fit because it's very quick and reduces the points for a leak down to just three lines. If installed properly you'll never have a problem. I'll show you how to install the plastic profile tracking known as SureSeal. I'll show you how to measure and cut the boards and I'll show you how to glue, install and make good the board cuts once the waterproof shower panel is installed.
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@plumberparts 5 жыл бұрын

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@swarfegakid 4 жыл бұрын

We’ve got shower boards pre fitted in our upstairs bathroom, but our shower mixer tap moves slightly in the holes, will they have some kind of seal to stop water getting behind the board? Keep up the great vids, cheers

@KenGoesCruising 4 жыл бұрын

What do you do if your walls are more than 8 feet high. Do you join boards or leave them short

@ianm144 5 жыл бұрын

A little hint I learnt when installing shower wall board @ £240 a sheet, especially in tight bathrooms and showers requiring many pipe holes through the boarding. Get a sheet of 4ft x 8ft x 4mm (or 6mm) MDF and prototype cutting the MDF to size and drilling the exact location of pipe holes first. You discover things like you can't get the boarding in the en-suite, as door is not big enough, so door frame had to be removed, location of pipes is not exactly where you thought they were as well as walls not being exactly right angles. As stated measure at least 4 times before cutting. Once all prototyped in MDF and all fitting correctly, transfer the measurements to the boarding and cut (new fine tooth blade recommended) and drill. Then bingo board fits 100% first time. The same sheet of MDF of course can be used multiple times, starting at biggest wall first and cutting down to small end walls etc.

@CarnivoreJ 5 жыл бұрын

Great tip thanks Ian, after measuring numerous times still haven’t got the bottle to cut me pipe holes! Was even thinking of putting boot polish on ends of pipe then offering board up to mark the back just to quadruple check ha, mdf template is a great idea, cheers, Jane. (Still doing the boot polish thing as well though)

@Famous5s 3 жыл бұрын

Love and MDF prototype!!!

@suepersonic1 Жыл бұрын

Grate stuff !!! That makes perfect sense 🤗😁

@kevinjackson5191 Жыл бұрын

I get there are plenty of differing qualities of panel, but anyone paying £240 per panel ought to have their a$$ removed. However, if you’re daft enough to pay that then yes a template board would be a good idea. Even cheaper panels if installed correctly with care, will last.

@wgj4813 10 ай бұрын

Found video very useful as just about to cut and fit panels. Templates a good idea.

@BinarySecond 5 жыл бұрын

Done my first ever bit of plumbing this weekend. Glad I come here to get the advice that I need to look after my home

@miananwar8675 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful way of explaining, no boring stuff or sloppy faces. I loved it and learnt a lot too. Thanks

@Philsy1845 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video James your skill and experience makes the job look easy! Lots of clear info and sensible advice thanks!

@MrDaiseymay 2 жыл бұрын

I chose these panels 25 yrs ago, never had a problem. My new system was a double Shower Cabinet, on a raised Heavy weight Tray, that had a raised lip all round. Sealing was easy.

@atharkamal5116 3 жыл бұрын

I wish every plumber like this guy very lively and pleasant happy person keep it up man in your real life as well

@MrX-ff9wd 10 ай бұрын

Good to have the right tools required as mentioned in the link 👍 I just used good quality rubber gloves instead of panel suckers but worth having 😊.

@Greebstreebling Жыл бұрын

I have just installed a tray, panels and door etc. Shower panels seem an attractive idea and I fell for it. I thought soldering the copper pipe was going to be the tough part, but it's easy by comparison with the precision with which you have to work to ensure a) the walls are flat, b) the walls are vertical c) if you get b right the corner is vertical. Then there's the horizontal bit. You need that tray to be level - not just close, but level. All the above is an absolute requirement, since if it isn't, the panels won't fit the horizontal and vertical channels. I never liked tiling, but I like shower panels far less. At least with tiling you can make minor adjustments between tiles.

@eazthitman 4 жыл бұрын

I have done a few of these and normally i find the corner is never level or out of square. I use instastick (fast setting expanding foam filler, made for fixing plaster-board to walls) to fit the bar and the panels. It makes leveling the center bar much simpler and provides a good solid fix in about 10 mins. You can just hold it level with your hands until it sets. Again expanding foam will also take up any large gaps in the panels due to uneven/un-level walls. In severely un-square walls, stud-work is needed to square it up but the created external corners need to be made good.

@benbaxter1047 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. My 70 y.o. father was instaling Laminex sheets in his bathroom with plastic c and t shaped strips which he did not cut to the panel size or wall length. It was a pain in the butt. I wish he watched your video first. It would have saved time and wasted materials. Cheers mate 👍

@1958141 3 жыл бұрын

Finish looks great, I like these boards I gives the room a more sense of space. Well done.

@Greebstreebling Жыл бұрын

Realy informative and useful, thanks. I read the showerwall installation guide, but video is a different and effective way of learning. Nice.

@jimmcdonald6465 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant job and perfectly explained, thanks so much. I hope your cat is well recovered now James.

@gilbertlufc 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video as ever. Definiteley installing this system in my new en-suite. Much tidier than tiles.

@lescowdell3811 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck.

@kevinwheatley1097 2 жыл бұрын

Love it. Getting my boat builder to install on our new build narrowboat.

@MrX-ff9wd 10 ай бұрын

Very useful and detailed video. 👌 so simple to follow with patience. All depends on the space you have in order to make it easy. Mine was hard to bring panel into tight space so I had to trim it accordingly to slide it in upwards only by doing it in a angle would be hard to rotate it up after. Clever idea on edge notch very useful 👌 top marks overall for the video 😊

@sibology8711 2 жыл бұрын

Very clear, great personality, and confident.

@MrX-ff9wd 10 ай бұрын

I got my panels at reasonable price £45 per sheet carogated pvc panel. Cheap and cheerful. As my first washroom renovate project after experience slow water leaks over time installed by a European builder when widening the washroom for my mum mobility needs via council grant. I've redone all the plumbing my self from scratch to feel secure and assured no rough job but with patience and kept on remeasure many times before any cuts on pipe and panel. I be using H shape fixings to add the difference gap of panels between joints and a plastic corner cove effect trim on top edge. Using my imaginative idea and effort 👌

@peggysue410 5 жыл бұрын

Your timing is immense with this - literally just choosing shower panels! Bloody legend mate, thanks for your honest review! New fan here!

@plumberparts 5 жыл бұрын

Haha! Cheers dude. It's a great system!

@dkaloupis75 4 жыл бұрын

A simple thank you for all your videos so far is not enough mate....my family really thanks you....

@the_ravens_room 7 ай бұрын

This is so much better than the panel company video! Thank you.

@phillipbridge5009 4 жыл бұрын

Prefer to watch whole video with you lying down...so relaxing!

@leeroychang 11 ай бұрын

The saw depth setting was a wild tip!

@bobbojones8157 4 жыл бұрын

Been a plumber all my life and now retired, but this and all his videos are enlightening and helpful. Keep it up.

@plumberparts 4 жыл бұрын

Bobbo jones cheers bro!

@chrissy212e 3 жыл бұрын

@@plumberparts Thank you for this informative video can you do this on a concrete wall around a bath and window. Thank you very much.☺

@fathimashah7948 3 ай бұрын

What did you mean when you said therr are only e.posisble ways of leaks happening @@plumberparts

@dax6376 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, thanks. Going to do this in my own bathroom at home shortly. First time I will have done shower board. I'm a plumber but have always previously worked with tiles, these seem like they offer a much better finish and to be less leak prone.

@MrDaiseymay 2 жыл бұрын

No grouting to look after, but if your in a hard water area, always use a squeegy on the panels, after use, they might not be so resistant to limescale chemicals as glazed tiles.

@ChrisBrown-oo7pr 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video and cheerful to watch

@Funkstar124 4 жыл бұрын

Bit of advice on removing the peel coat. As the showerwall board is a laminate product and only 0.5mm to 0.7mm thick and liable to defect or damage - (not often, but sometimes) so the peel coat is supposedly only there for transport purposes. Strictly speaking, you should take the peel coat off before fitting the board just in case you detect a fault in the laminate. Saves a lot of hassle rather than doing it last. "I.D." Surfaces btw is referring to International Decorative surfaces who deliver throughout the U.K. and who have the best range of Showerwall, various flooring, worktops, Hot and normal taps in the U.K. There is a neat "Visualiser" on their site where you can run through all the different decors available in Shower wall that show them in different bathroom configurations so you can make a more informed choice. Great Video btw.

@WashbourneWed 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, ( subbed) looks really good , great presentational skills and editing.Cheers

@jfarinacci0329 Ай бұрын

Beautifully done. Thank you.

@LenscapeMedia 5 жыл бұрын

Top video mate. Keep up the great work! And carry on being you

@plumberparts 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke!

@stevenmilne4543 3 жыл бұрын

Good explanation. Nice and simple 👌

@mucmcmuco2566 4 жыл бұрын

The Bradley Walsh of plumbing.

@TheDoosh79 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like good stuff, I bet it's fun on wonky old walls though in older houses!!

@MrDaiseymay 2 жыл бұрын

I used old but flat plywood panels, and wedged in any bits of wood to level it up, then put the new stuff on. OR, just use large dollops of Glue, and press the panels slowly in, while using a plumb line and long spirit level, to keep it upright and level.

@bernardwind1633 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome detailed explanations

@thomaspurvey 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent workmanship and banter, what could possibly go wrong when I have a go 🤔

@philip495911 4 жыл бұрын

Good installation video with humour 😎

@andyb6120 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very informative and love your style. So many types of these videos are just too serious.

@simonhenry1769 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, I've just ordered a multipanel system which I'm installing over a shower bath next weekend. Thanks for showing how to install properly, hopefully makes it an easier job on the day. I'm using the offcuts and multipanel join to put a splashback around the rest of the bath rather than just 1.2m from the corner.

@lescowdell3811 2 жыл бұрын

Dont bother just tile it . You will thank me.

@wanderer10k 2 жыл бұрын

How did it end up? Happy with it vs tiling?

@simonhenry1769 2 жыл бұрын

@@wanderer10k yeah pretty happy with it. The wall wasn't in great condition so in hindsight should have checked it was completely flat before installing as there's a couple of mm where one panel projects slightly in front of the one next to it but it's so much easier to clean and no grout to worry about

@danielwhetstone5632 3 жыл бұрын

These are the future of bathrooms. Had them In my en-suite and they are much better than tiles anyway IMO Look just as good if not better. Less chance of any leaks. Clean and easy to install Very easy to clean and don’t have to worry about re grouting.

@davidbrotheridge10 2 жыл бұрын

They don't look better than tiles though

@hmmmmm64 Жыл бұрын

So helpful, thank you.

@morrisonmeister 4 жыл бұрын

Great Vid, Circular saws are designed to create a self clamping force when cutting, for this reason best side of material should be facing the ground, to avoid chipping/splintering best to use a blade with straight teeth (Zero Degree Hook Angle ak.a teeth in line with blade not sticking out either side) that ideally has 80 or 90 teeth on the blade. Keep up the informative vids buddy.

@DjSkipAlexander 4 жыл бұрын

Hi ya watched today again as Im about to try the grosfillex panels and Im a bit scared but gonna have a go. Cheers

@paulthomas3841 4 жыл бұрын

Great, Thank you for showing us how to the job, I Wish it was out in 1980's when I my bathroom,

@plumberparts 4 жыл бұрын

HAha! Unlucky bro!

@bathone7799 4 жыл бұрын

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@TryThinkingAboutIt 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Maybe you could show us how to make the holes for and seal the shower attachments, please?

@droitwichblue 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid James as always .... I want to use the walls with the profile but how do you square off the profiles with fitting an enclosure? Would you cut short the profile to fit inside the enclosure profile or would you run the showerwall profile through the enclosure profile?

@garyfardon8841 5 жыл бұрын

Level is a horizontal check. When it is upright it is called plumb.

@estellewatts3761 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks. Do you have anything to show how to fit a shower niche into shower wall panels?

@phasedout6769 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid 👍

@plumberparts 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

@preym1603 Жыл бұрын

Great video 👍🏼

@richarddicktaylor219 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very helpful

@MIGHTYRIVERS19 3 жыл бұрын

VERY HELPFUL INFO , THANK YOU VERY MUCH**

@MarkFixesStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Love it

@woodcock696969 4 жыл бұрын

I have NO intention of using panels but I sat and watched this because I love the channel haha

@andyanderson3898 5 жыл бұрын

Looks smart just need to decide on this or tiles! I've just bought the silicone formers, silicone gun and signed up to prime off your Amazon store! All the best Andy

@DF-cc5im 5 жыл бұрын

Stick with tiles mate, they've been working since Roman times.

@plumberparts 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Andy! Cheers for that dude! I'll be adding some more bits every so often!

@ChristopherBurgessTaskbar 5 жыл бұрын

They are okay for public toilets and caravans. Tiles all day long for a premium look.

@davidbrennan7134 2 жыл бұрын

I got Splashwall for the shower in my bathroom but later realised my hoped for floor to ceiling panels were impossible to fit in the smallest room in the house. They physically could not go through the door and then be stood up against the wall. (1200mm wide panels). We cut the Splashwall to the same height as the shower enclosure and tiled above it. It was a compromise but it's turned out well in the end.

@jonsaddles 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks. I'm going to be fitting boards into a camper conversion soon, once the stud work is done do I need to board it first or can these go straight onto the stud work?

@normanorma2616 3 жыл бұрын

Very good infro

@Geeraffe 4 жыл бұрын

simple system 8 easy install - not available in my area so I had to use mirror stuck on with 3M 5200 - cutting the 100mm mixer tap hole in the glass was a brown trouser moment..

@ratchriat1716 5 жыл бұрын

i think is a fantastic system easy to install and cost effective enjoyed the video.

@plumberparts 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ratch!

@bornyesterday8976 4 жыл бұрын

Its actually more expensive if you use all the trim/profile crap....no need for it.

@iamanamadawn6719 4 жыл бұрын

Hi James, after the flexible rubber fin on the tip of the sureseal snap-on cover trim 'relaxes' and is no longer capable of forming a pressure seal (against) the wall panel face, will the water streaming down the shower wall panel leak inside behind the snap-on cover trim, pond up and eventually blow the panel?

@JessLB 2 жыл бұрын

Hi do you recommend any cleaner for the tiles side before sticking the panels on ? Thanks great videos as always 👍🏻

@blackb1ade 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant stuff as ever. I did fit shower panels in the master bathroom refit I just did, love them so much nicer than tiles One tip (in case it helps someone not to make the mistake I did!) if you're fitting into a 3 wall recess....so you have 2 internal 90 degr corner upright joins to glue in place....fit the vertical corner pieces one at a time! (mine was around the bath and the back wall was almost 2 panels wide, so I foolishly assumed Icould push the 2 panels into place - like a v - and the tongue/groove middle would fit together in the process...not realising that the tap I had fitted to the back wall side of the bath completely interfered with this cunning plan....and in fact the panels were so rigid it wouldn't have worked anyway...) There were a lot of naughty words that day.

@i8farming477 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I’m about to install a similar shower panels and have found the video very helpful. what adhesive do you recommend for attaching the panel’s?

@deanmiles8421 Жыл бұрын

James I love the way you put the level on the corner profile to check how you put it that it's level 🤔🤦‍♂️

@kevsuths Жыл бұрын

Would recommend using a plunge saw with rails for cutting wetwall

@Eduarddule 4 жыл бұрын

Well done 👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@stephenporter5796 3 жыл бұрын

Got to say that looks really good. Would it be as simple if the shower pipes were already in-situ as would surely be standard?

@samrix5793 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I was wondering how Showerwall panels compared to PVC panels? I'm looking to do update a small bathroom with these and thought about installing these floor to ceiling then install the bath, or is it better to install bath first and install the panels on the bath? Thanks in advance

@aqsaaslam8103 Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@TheKingandrew1984 5 жыл бұрын

Do you use the bottom profiles around baths too?

@peteborkowski9729 4 жыл бұрын

Hi mate just watched this video and found this very helpful, with useful tips from a expert. In fact would you like to fit ours? Only thing we have its a sloping top which I don't feel so comfortable doing. Like you say you only get 1 chance when cutting the boards.Nice one mate Pete.

@davebradberry5879 4 жыл бұрын

Loving your plumbing tips and fixes James, Question if you were joining boards are they tongue and groove do you put a teeny bit of silicone in too? My shower wall is abt 1.5m so 2x panel widths needed there and 2x more for the sides, hopefully the cut offs will extend the side walls.dont want to waste it,, Hold tight indeed ! Dave up in Stamford

@michalprzysocki9759 3 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to build a shower niche within the panels or is it not advisable due to possible leakages? I’m thinking about making one from the leftover panel (Multipanel), but a bit worried that it may not be possible to seal it properly. Any tips? PS. Your videos are making diy so much simpler. As always, really appreciate.

@smoll.miniatures 8 ай бұрын

The two identically patterned boards is the icing on top of the proverbial cake 😂

@DIY-UK 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate, really thank you. I have tiled shower on the first floor and it is leaking through the lousy grout. These panels will save me. After watching this video I should be able to install them myself, to guarantee quality of fitting. Thank you.

@slugslugster9338 4 жыл бұрын

Top and sides done but how do you trim at the bottom - ie as it comes down to a bath?

@DTech101 3 жыл бұрын

What boards did you use, how thick are they and would you recommend using MDF, Plywood core or pure PVC?

@IanUnderwood-wj6ck Жыл бұрын

Good video bud. Quick question, do you need to tank the walls prior to fitting?

@mwalker6323 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, going to start cladding myself never done it but want to know do I need to use internal corners and where should I start? At internal corners or on one side of the wall? Only cladding 3 out of 4 walls. TIA

@leemckenna3832 3 жыл бұрын

Can you fit cladding/panelling without trims just by cutting for a tight fit and sealing with silicone?

@stewartclanachan3439 4 жыл бұрын

you said you can place them on any substrate. If I have Wedi or alternative foam backboarding can I install a uPVC or laminate panel on top of these boards? Or is Wedi overkill. I’ve removed the moisture resistant plasterboard so starting from scratch. Should I just replace with that or use this Duroply you have used?

@madChileRiver 9 ай бұрын

Great video. How do i seal where i am butting up two boards next to each other?

@AI-iy8vo Жыл бұрын

Hi mate, Which drill bit and wall plugs can you use for shower panels, for example installing an electric shower onto.

@nt7686 4 жыл бұрын

Hi just a quick one would it not be possible to do a 2 x 2 timber frame and then tack nail it to the frame?

@stevehutton912 Жыл бұрын

where in the 'link below' is the video that included fixing a panel onto a shower tray please? Thanks great video.

@dawnybabesnorton7791 4 жыл бұрын

Hi James, your video is just GREAT, so enjoyed watching it. Have always done my own DIY but age against me now, the brain works but the joints don't lol So! Do you want to come and do my bathroom? You really know what you are doing and are definitely a legend. I am ready to have my bathroom done so if you're interested mate!!! Besides being a professional you are funny too! GREAT TIPS Thank you.

@MrX-ff9wd 10 ай бұрын

Pipe holes are a bit of headache but of measured and parked accurately with right size bit to cut hole you can't go wrong yet still check measurements a few times to make sure.

@sandrarobinson6198 4 жыл бұрын

Hi do you fit these boards before shower tray or after , down on to shower tray.

@richypoos 4 жыл бұрын

Can you fit these above an existing row of tiles in an old 1960s bathroom. I want to avoid having to extend the old tiles as new ones would look to 'new'. Also its plaster over brick.

@Jmac178 4 жыл бұрын

3 sided shower - install sequence- James what is your recommendation, would you check plumb, glue one corner to wall, then install a panel with corner trim already fitted to edge ? or fit both corners and bend panel to fit ?? interested to hear your experiences. Thanks great videos

@listoferich 2 жыл бұрын

Hello James, How about when you have two corners? How you slide in to when you have no space on the other side?

@cuezed 12 күн бұрын

Great video and very informative. Can these panels be attached directly onto plasterboard?

@fayeh3254 4 жыл бұрын

Can I panel over brick if I waterproof seal the bricks first?

@waseemkhaliq933 4 жыл бұрын

Hi James can you fit this on plasterboard or do you have to have waterproof board behind,regards

@markmilner2693 Жыл бұрын

James, great video - thank you. Just one observation: you offered the panel into the bottom trim and then slid it sideways into the corner piece. It seems to me that this would not be possible if you had pipe work and cable protruding through holes drilled in the panel. What do you think?

@shanghaimax9381 3 жыл бұрын

Hoover is a manufacture ! Vacuum is what you did as I found out working abroad as I asked for my apartment to be hoovered which it wasn’t for a week until we found that they did not understand 👍😃 for your international followers

@sometimesdimneverthin8901 Жыл бұрын

About time English English dictionaries were updated to include hoover as a noun and a verb. Hoovering with a Hoover hoover has been a thing for over 50 years. The rest of the world needs to catch up.

@tiffanysmith8821 Жыл бұрын

do the bottom parts come in all the shower wall install kits or purchased separately? can you please link which kit you utilized wall kit & bottom if not included. thank you so much!

@bennyceca 3 жыл бұрын

Compared to normal tiles, how do these boards compare? As in, do they chip/crack easily? I know of different thicknesses, so 10mm ones for example? thanks

@coupofmentality3417 10 ай бұрын

Here's how you know it's a tradesman. He says "be sure to read the instructions.:" Then he says, "be sure to ignore this part of the instructions." This is the most important lesson any of us can give. The engineers never install their products before they write the instructions.