Tiled Bath Panel Access

Schluter rema is the ideal system for creating concealed access panels in tiled wall coverings.

Tiled bath panel access.

Place your access panel into place until the magnets grab it securely. Another option is to attach the tiles to the tile backing board before screwing it on thus screwing through the tiles as well. Kit contains 4 magnets and 4 mounting plates. They can also be used on vanity basins where there may be the need to get to pipes and services in the future.

When tiling bath panels fitters often worry that the tiles could be ruined if the customer ever needs any repairs carried out on the pipes inside the panel. Oct 13 2017 1 hi. Rema provides accessibility to electrical and plumbing without impairing the visual appeal of a tile covering. The magnets and mounting plates integrate seamlessly with any tile size and thickness.

An alternative method would be to use mirror headed screws through the tile and the wedi marmox board to make a whole section of the bath panel tile wedi board removeable. If something goes wrong and you need to access the underside of the bath you may prefer having an access panel installed to allow you to get in without undoing all of your hard work. It will likely be out from the frame or substrate next to it a little too far. Rema is a system for creating concealed access panels in tiled walls.

They are used in a tiled surface to ensure there is access to services behind the bath panel such as waste pipes and tap fitments. We wanted to rejuvenate our bathroom at minimal cost and decided to. Tile the room first this will allow you to plan the bath panel tiling accurately by lining the bath panel tiles up with the wall. Short slideshow documenting our attempt to try and create a tiled plinth around our bath.

You can then decide the size and placement of the access panel as it is aesthetically better to make it to the size of say 4 full tiles rather than having to cut tiles and therefore having an unsightly line through them. Once you have all your strike plates fastened onto your cross braces the back of your access panel should look like this. A wall access panel is ideal for creating concealed access in tiled wall coverings. This approach would be trickier to do and would not be as seamless a finish as the other method outlined above but would allow for a larger access panel.

One more step then you re ready for tile.