Access Panel

[scotmk]

I am very please with my access panel. Took me as long as it took to do a whole wall, but not bad at a all lol.

 

[J Sid]

Nice
I try and work it to a full tile

 

[macten]

Very neat!
Buy some tile wedges!!!

 

[p4ulo]

Oh yes, that looks nice.
Is it just made out of tile edging strips?
And, how does it go in / pull out?

 

[scotmk]

Yes, set of edging on bath and another set of edging on panel with a 1 to 2 mm gap.

Got a 8 magnetic push openers on 2 on each straights. Push them in and it comes out enough to grab and pull of the magnets then click them back in. Like on posh kitchen doors lol.

 

[Flintstone]

Access panels are always a tricky thing to get to function and look right. Looks decent.
What are you going to do with the gap to the ceiling?

 

[White Room]

Those tiles at the back of the room...are they from home base ?

 

[jobdone]

Nice work. I always work to hole tiles or two then silicone in with matching colour, saves on magnets and catches.

Those tiles at the back of the room...are they from home base ?

I think they are from Ctd if not they have one very similar.

Is the temp plug socket on the lighting ring. Remember it's only 6amp

 

[White Room]

Nice work. I always work to hole tiles or two then silicone in with matching colour, saves on magnets and catches.
I think they are from Ctd if not they have one very similar.

Is the temp plug socket on the lighting ring. Remember it's only 6amp

Just finished a job with exact same pattern from Homebase.....

 

[Chalker]

I hate access panels.
I use marmox or wedi board then colour match silicone in the joint of one tile for access. Can be cut out with a multisaw, or Stanley knife.
Oh, and leave a couple of spare tiles under the bath.

 

[Qwerty]

I hate access panels.
I use marmox or wedi board then colour match silicone in the joint of one tile for access. Can be cut out with a multisaw, or Stanley knife.
Oh, and leave a couple of spare tiles under the bath.

Same here

 

[scotmk]

The panel is a door from b n q then I have cement boarded it then tiled it with edging.

The tiles are not from homebase, they are from our local tiling/bathroom place.

The plug socket is only 3 amp and it's going inside a cupboard for the under cabinet lights, my electrical man said it's classed as another room as its in cupboard and the planning guy has signed it off ok.

I have 1 box of each tile spare.

I covered the gap already in another post, going to be grouted then masked and painted to match ceiling so it blends and vanishes.

 

[scotmk]

Those tiles at the back of the room...are they from home base ?

No, local tiling /bathroom place. 600 x 300 porcelain things. Bloody heavy and hard lol.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Looks a good effort and I hope you've enjoyed it so far.
That exterior trim corner on the bath looks a bit sharp - I tend to bend the trim around.

 

[scotmk]

Looks a good effort and I hope you've enjoyed it so far.
That exterior trim corner on the bath looks a bit sharp - I tend to bend the trim around.

Thanks, been a big job, just finished now big clean up before start grouting on mo day.

That trim looks wise than it is still got the film on it and it's peeling at the top lol. The shower screen is coming over near this so will be covered

 

[On one]

Looks a good effort and I hope you've enjoyed it so far.
That exterior trim corner on the bath looks a bit sharp - I tend to bend the trim around.

I did a very similar job a few weeks ago and rather than take the chance with 'L' shaped trims I fitted Box shaped trims where I could use matching 'plug in' external corners.

 

[Flintstone]

Looks a good effort and I hope you've enjoyed it so far.
That exterior trim corner on the bath looks a bit sharp - I tend to bend the trim around.

Doesn't that make stress marks on the trim?

 

[Old Mod]

Doesn't that make stress marks on the trim?

Schluter sell a tool specifically designed for the job.

 

[Flintstone]

For bending a normal trim to a right angle?

 

[scotmk]

I did a very similar job a few weeks ago and rather than take the chance with 'L' shaped trims I fitted Box shaped trims where I could use matching 'plug in' external corners.

I only thought of that after, oops lol

 

[scotmk]

There may be many bits I have done that some may look in horror, but i think it looks great. I did it myself so it's bloody marvelous

 

[Time's Ran Out]

If it's DIY, that's all that counts !

 

[Just Rizzle]

what size trowel didu use don't see any addy throught the joints did u dot n dab?

 

[scotmk]

I started off with a 10mm trowel, but the walls were not as straight as should be also there was a difference in thickness from the backer board to plasterboard areas and the partition wall not 100% 90° to the wall. So have dot n dabbed a lot,have used a good amount of dot n dab, not just a little on each corner, have used as much as would have been trowel on,they are solid not gonna come off.

The big walls needed to be straight as having fitted units along 2 of the walls both base and wall.

 

[Just Rizzle]

what addy have u used,

 

[scotmk]

I used Ultra Tile Pro Flex sp+es

And Ultra Tile Pro Rapid RS