Sheet materials in a Shower/toilet room

[Skan]

Hi,

I am about to start on a project to convert an airing cupboard into a shower/toilet room.

I would appreciate advise on:

Q1) To build a frame & panels to hide cistern, what sheet materials should I use?

Q2) I heard there is a type of MDF board that is suitable for shower, is this true? What is it & where to get it?

I have not decide what to finish the surface of the sheet materials.

Q3) Any suggestion suitable for the type of room?

It is a DIY but not a very competent DIY so degree of difficulties probably have to be 5/10 or below but willing to consider if I know what need to be done.

Q4) Can one go to a joinery shop or one of those company/factory that made commercial toilet cubicle & ask them to make the panel for the boxing & top to the size required? Is it expensive that way?

Thanks

Q5) Is there a plastic materials in sheet that I can use even as a shower wall?

 

[Jasonb]

Q1. I usually use plasterboard onto a timber frame for dry areas and Aqua panel for wet areas, both these surfaces will require covering , usually with tiles.

Q2. You can get moisture resistant And exrernal quality MDF but I would NOT put them near a shower.

Q3/4 I would consider tiling all the surfaces, maybe something else over the cistern, There are some sheet materials that have a marble type finish, name escapes me at the moment. I have used corian on several jobs but it is very expensive and not really a DIY material, but can be made to any shape by a fabricator.

The blue shelf is corian http://photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/work/?action=view&current=PICT0011.jpg

The marble look surfaces are also corian http://photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/pittplace/?action=view&current=PICT0003.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/pittplace/?action=view&current=PICT0006.jpg

Jason

 

[ChrisR]

SOMe people I know have used plasterboards for donkeys years without trouble, just giving it a couple of coats of PVA to seal it.
I don't think the aquapanel (or plasterboard!) is strong ebough. If someone slipped they could go through it. There are probably different aquapanel type materials - the one I've seen, I demonstrated punching a hole through to the bloke in the shop who said I wouldn't be able to.

I've always used WBP ply - something like "far eastern" rather than marine which is £££. And sealed it with the Waterproof pva that Wickes do.

 

[BiGDave]

you could give this a try.

http://www.wedi.co.uk/flash.htm