T&G cladding in bathroom?

[GaryinAshby]

We have a new bathroom as part of an extension and we were thinking of cladding the bottom half of the walls with T&G, painted satin white (tiling the upper half). The room has a shower so I'm concerned about the T&G moving with the steam that will be generated from the shower. Although the shower cubicle will be tiled floor to ceiling, so no T&G is actually in the shower area.

The walls are presently bare plasterboard, so if I glue the T&G straight to this and run a bead of PVA into the groove, will they still move/warp?

Thanks

 

[awbcm]

If it was me I would use MR MDF T&G panelling like this

It can be glued strait on to the wall using panel adhesive ( liquid nail, no more nails etc )

 

[barcabod]

I have the same set up
My bottom half of a large bathroom is normal t&g
Connected via battens and a nail gun(great tool)
top part is painted plaster
I painted the bottom with 2 coats of primer and 3 /4 coats of dulux satinwood.
Also i have a good fan installed and leave window open after showering,so damp is not a problem
You could paint the t&g with varnish after painting in satinwood
Hope this helps

 

[chappers]

or before, but personally wouldn't worry so long as it is painted ok.the outside of your wooden windows will last for years provided they are painted ok and they are exposed to direct water.

 

[chippyphil]

I have S/W T&G in my bathroom which only has a light wash of emulsion on it. It has moved slightly, but The effect is not really noticeable. I would also suggest MDF if you are going to paint it as it looks the same but is much more stable

 

[HowlinWilf]

Totally agree with awbcm (I'm also a cabinet maker).

I would further recommend green 9mm MDF T&G - green is more water resistant than normal MDF (doesn't de-laminate).