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.

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.

How many wall panels do I need?

Measure the width of each wall to be covered, divide by the panel width — 250mm, 400mm or 1000mm — and round up. Check the panel length covers your wall height: 2.4m and 2.6m are the standard sizes. Add a board for cuts and mistakes, and work out trims by the metre for every corner, edge and joint.

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.

How do you clean wall panels?

Warm water and washing-up liquid on a soft cloth handles everyday marks, and a mild bathroom cleaner shifts limescale. Keep abrasive creams, scouring pads and solvent cleaners off the surface, as they dull the print and scratch a gloss finish. There is no grout to scrub and nothing to reseal.

Can wall panels be used on a ceiling?

Yes. The boards are light enough to fix overhead on battens at roughly 400mm centres, and the non-porous surface does not absorb condensation the way painted plaster does, so there is no peeling or mould. It is also a straightforward way to cover an Artex ceiling without disturbing it.

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.

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Wall panels line a bathroom, kitchen, ceiling or utility in a wipe-clean surface that goes straight over tile or plaster. PVC wall panels come in 250mm, 400mm and 1000mm widths at 2.4m and 2.6m, in marble, stone, oak and plain colours. For a wet room, see bathroom wall panels.

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