Dot & dab + plasterboard or timber + aquapanel for showe

[magga]

Hi everyone,

This is my first post on here, but I've used this forum a lot recently and read a lot into this already.

I am currently in the process of renovating my first house and upon starting the bathroom I am undecided about the best approach when preparing the walls for the shower.

Basically the bathroom has been gutted - floor, walls, ceiling, the lot. I mean no plaster, no nothing.

For the shower area, I can't decide between dot & dab moisture proof plasterboard then tanking it or batten the wall and aquapanel it. Battening it and using aquapanel will give me a nice space to hide the pipes for the shower and make it easier to fix the riser rail etc but the only problem with this is the door lining. One of the walls where the shower will be is next to the door entrance, and the extra thickness on the wall will mean the door lining will need replacing and I can't find a door lining that would then be wide enough as it's a double brick wall + plaster/skim on one side.

Going down the dot & dab plasterboard route may still mean the door lining needs changing, but it should be easier to get one wide enough. On the downside, it means i'll have to hack away at the bricks to hide the pipes plus more difficult to fix things such as riser rail/shower cubicle etc and I'll have to tank it afterwards.

Any recommendations/thoughts would be appreciated!

Cheers
Matt

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Aquapanel every time.

 

[magga]

Ok thanks.

What about the extra thickness created on the wall?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Add a bit of timber to make the frame wider, if done well once its painted up you'll never know.

 

[iwaters]

I would also say aquapanel 100%.

Depending on the weight of the tiles this maybe your only option anyway.

 

[kjacko]

Can i interject and ask....if having a corner shower unit or shower over bath. How much of the room would you aquapanel and how much would you use normal plasterboard or moistureboard for in say a 1.8m x 1.7m en suite? If using a bathroom paint would it make a difference?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Anything that requires painting needs to be MR plasterboard as Aquapanel is rough as a badgers backside and is only suitable for tiling.