PVC Bathroom Panels

Valley

Has anybody completely refurbished a bathroom with PVC bathroom panels?

I like the idea of them because I can stick them over the exiting tiles and do the work myself, I can panel the whole room for a fraction of what I'd pay for tiling.
It's also little mess which is a major bonus.

I do have reservations though, will they look cheap? Will it be blatantly obvious I've got plastic walls?

I have been to a showroom but it was only a small place which didn't really convey a sense of how a whole room would look.

I'd appreciate any thoughts from people that have done this or considered it.

vw100

I was considering these for a bathroom, but ended up with tiles. The tiles give a nice finish. I have seen some plastic wall panels slightly with a flex and the finish looks cheap. Also these have to be fitted properly otherwise water can ingress through the panel joins. I would possibly use the panels in second bathroom/ensuite and would go for a higher quality panel as the cheaps ones can also discolour over time.

Dan-Dan

Cheap panels make the room look like the inside of a static caravan, but you can end up spending serious money on the better quality panels and it doesnt look a whole lot better....

hollie.weimeraner

My mother has them in her bathroom. IMOH they do look cheap but do the job. Definitely not as nice as tiles.

madlyn

I have recently had a new bathroom and in the shower cubicle and along the back of the sink, I had multipanel fitted bought from the bathroom showroom.
I was advised against fitting it on top of tiles, so I removed the tiles myself and then had the walls skimmed.
I did look at PVC panels but chose multipanel as IMO they are far better quality.

Undervalued

Dan-Dan wrote: »

Cheap panels make the room look like the inside of a static caravan, but you can end up spending serious money on the better quality panels and it doesnt look a whole lot better....

I think it depends on the situation and the quality and style of the panels.

I have one bath / shower done with high end commercial panels and another that is tiled. I am very happy with both but the panels are easier to keep immaculate in a very hard water area. They are half inch thick marine ply finished with high quality laminate surface. Certainly not a cheap option though!

Slinky

Undervalued wrote: »

I think it depends on the situation and the quality and style of the panels.

I have one bath / shower done with high end commercial panels and another that is tiled. I am very happy with both but the panels are easier to keep immaculate in a very hard water area. They are half inch thick marine ply finished with high quality laminate surface. Certainly not a cheap option though!

Water softener may have been a better option. We moved from a hard water area to a horrendously hard water area. Replaced the water softener and can't believe the difference they make. I thought the sales lady was making it up, but she wasn't.

Tucker

I used multipanels inside both showers as oppose to tiles, but these are not a cheap option and not to be confused with the upvc panels which I think look very cheap and nasty.

ka7e

I've got a shower enclosure in 2 sheets of bright orange acrylic, only joined with self-coloured strip in the corner. Wanting a bright colour determined it's use, I wasn't impressed with the plain white sheets. In the main bathroom I have tongue and groove white boards and I think they look cheap and definitely look off-white against the white suite.

Rosa_Damascena

Tucker said:

I used multipanels inside both showers as oppose to tiles, but these are not a cheap option and not to be confused with the upvc panels which I think look very cheap and nasty.

Are you happy with these, and if so what was the brand, and where did you get these from? I'd like to go with this option as I am paranoid about preventing black mould from forming in the grout...life is just too short 

Rosa_Damascena

Undervalued said:

Dan-Dan wrote: »

Cheap panels make the room look like the inside of a static caravan, but you can end up spending serious money on the better quality panels and it doesnt look a whole lot better....

I think it depends on the situation and the quality and style of the panels.

I have one bath / shower done with high end commercial panels and another that is tiled. I am very happy with both but the panels are easier to keep immaculate in a very hard water area. They are half inch thick marine ply finished with high quality laminate surface. Certainly not a cheap option though!

Same question as above,