Bathroom Plastic Cladding & ceiling Lights

leeegglestone

Im re doing my bathroom.

Getting new bathroom suite put in. Its very small and a shower put over the Bath with Screen.

I am gonna put the plastic cladding all around the bath and most likely the entire room.
Am not sure in what order things have to be done.

I think the plumber will have to come and remove my old stuff, leave marks where pipes will be coming from, as the cladding will be going over the top and need holes cut out.

Then the cladding fitted, for the plumber to return and fit the suite.
Is this right, as it will mean being done on seaparate days.

Is the cladding easy to fit and cut accordingly.

Especially as i want to put the Cladding on the Ceiling and unsure about the the lighting bit.

does the cladding and the ceiling have to have holes cut out already before the lights are put on. or can cladding be fitted, then the slots cut out when in place. for the lights to be added.

Im not sure what lighting would be best. one main in centre of room like this

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/skins/popups/scene7.jsp?skuId=9271217

or spotlights all over the ceiling.
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/skins/popups/scene7.jsp?skuId=9673464

Can anyone advise me who been in this boat. or even show some pics of what looks like for them ;-)

andyhop

you are better of using multipanel type boards rather than plastic cladding

see multipanel.co.uk by grant westfield

by the time you buy the adhesive to bond the cladding to the walls you are better off using the 8 by 4 laminated boards

the the plastic will be no good for reccesed lights

leeegglestone

Bit confused, i just looked up your multipanel stuff and its exactly the same as the cladding im talking about.

my ceiling is 1.5m by 2m

so what kind of lights can u put on the ceiling if u put that stuff up? bloke at work said could have anything, friend even had it done

andyhop

leeegglestone wrote: »

Bit confused, i just looked up your multipanel stuff and its exactly the same as the cladding im talking about.

my ceiling is 1.5m by 2m

so what kind of lights can u put on the ceiling if u put that stuff up? bloke at work said could have anything, friend even had it done

apologies i was thinking that you where using plastic tongue and groove cladding not full panel boards

i would not recommend fitting the multipanel on the ceiling, best of with a plaster finished with a good bathroom paint, bathroom lighting choices would not be as limited

andrew-b

Choice of lighting might depend on what's actually above your ceiling. Above our bathroom ceiling is a jungle of water tank and pipes so finding suitable locations for downlighters is near on impossible so i'm going for one big ceiling-mounted light in the middle.

I considered panelling but it's quite expensive per square metre relative to tiles or painted plaster. I might have panels behind the shower instead of tiling ...not really looked into that fully yet though.

Andy

leeegglestone

My bathroom is very small indeed so cladding shouldnt be too expensive.
16sq meters for whole room if my numbers correct., or just bath area 8.7metres.

I was swaying towards towards the big one light in the room to be easier. at present the light there is off centre, moving towards the window.

If i do cladding on the ceiling, do i have the cladding put up, without having to drillcut pieces out of it for the light, can it be done afterwards as surely u wud need cuts made in the ceiling as well as the cladding.i really have no idea and wondered if electrician cut into ceiling cladding, that it would split