Fake walls in bathrooms?

[able0105]

hey there.
i'm new to this forum and am looking for some advise, i'm planning on building a fake wall behind the sink and toilet cistern to hid the pipe work, i'm thinking of using aqua board but am not sure.
Can i tile straight on it without treatment? what treatment should i use? what other materials could i use? (with what treatments ?) is there anything else i should be taking into consideration for this project.

 

[Paintmate]

Maybe the tiling forum on this site would be suitable for your question ?

 

[joinerjohn]

You can tile straight on to aqua board. Just before you do box everything in, give a thought to access to pipework etc. Might be , not so easy to change sink taps if you've boxed everything in etc.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

You could consider using MR boards instead of aqua panel, aqua panel is suitable for shower cubicals and wet rooms.
MR boards will deal with damp moist conditions.

 

[ajrobb]

What you are talking about constitutes a 'splash back' and does not require any special board. As a minimum you can use ordinary plasterboard and a couple of coats of drywall sealer before tiling. You might want to have a look at http://www.british-gypsum.com/pdf/WB09_Tiling_04.pdf

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

able0105
do you have picture you can upload of what you intend covering up?