Which panel thickness should I choose?

5mm over existing tiles or a flat plastered wall where you do not want to lose room depth. 8mm for general use — stiff enough to bridge small hollows. 10mm where the board goes onto battens or an uneven wall and needs to hold a straight line on its own. All three take the same trims.

Can wall panels be fitted over existing tiles?

Yes, and it is the most common way they go up. The tiles need to be sound, clean and dry with nothing loose or drummy. Fix the panels on adhesive straight to the tile face, or on battens where the wall is uneven. You lose around 10mm of room depth and save yourself stripping the tiles out.

How do you install wall panels?

Panels fix either on adhesive to a flat, dry wall, or on timber battens at roughly 400mm centres where the wall is uneven. Start in a corner with a corner trim, slot each tongue into the last groove and glue or pin as you work across. Cut with a fine-tooth saw, or a sharp knife against a straight edge.

What trims do I need for a panelled wall?

Internal corner trims where two walls meet, external corner or angle trims round an outside corner, edge or end trims where the run stops at a door, window or open wall, H-section joiners to butt two panels mid-wall, and quadrant where panels meet a bath or shower tray. Coving closes the top against the ceiling.

Are PVC wall panels waterproof?

Yes. The board is solid plastic through its thickness, so water cannot soak in, and the tongue-and-groove joint seals each panel to the next. There is no grout line to fail. In a shower or wet room, run a bead of clear silicone into the groove as you fit, and seal where the panels meet the tray, bath or window reveal.

How long do wall panels last?

Our panels carry a 10-year guarantee, and with normal care they last well beyond it. There is no grout to discolour or crack, no sealant line to redo, and the colour is printed under a protective layer rather than painted on. A damaged board can be replaced on its own without disturbing the rest of the wall.

Duraklad Wall Panels

Duraklad wall panels are the wide-board PVC range, lining a bathroom, kitchen or commercial washroom in a wipe-clean surface that goes over tile or plaster. Boards come in 250mm, 400mm and 1000mm widths at 2.4m and 2.6m across marble, stone, tile and plain finishes. Finish the edges with wall cladding trims.

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