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I am giving one of my rented out house bathrooms a bit of a facelift. I am fully tiling, floor to ceiling, currently the side of the bath (suite is white) has a cheapo plastic cover which over the years has discoloured and gone kinda off white. I am contemplating tiling the side of the bath to match the new wall tiles. I cannot use the existing plastic side as a) it is not flat,ie raised panel and b) I doubt that the existing panel would withstand the weight of the new tiles.
Am thinking therefore to replace the existing bath panel with some hardboard then tile over. The only problem as I see it is if ever there was a leak under the bath (taps or waste) I would have to rip out the side bath panel and destroy - perhaps I should keep a couple of boxes of tiles spare in the attic just in case of such an event - anyone any thoughts ?? - and is hardboard the best material to use, or should it be something a little more sunstantial like ply ?? - thanks in advance
Am thinking therefore to replace the existing bath panel with some hardboard then tile over. The only problem as I see it is if ever there was a leak under the bath (taps or waste) I would have to rip out the side bath panel and destroy - perhaps I should keep a couple of boxes of tiles spare in the attic just in case of such an event - anyone any thoughts ?? - and is hardboard the best material to use, or should it be something a little more sunstantial like ply ?? - thanks in advance