service hatch on bath panel

[yabbie]

hi all

me again lol planing for my bathroom now and i wanted to tile the side of the bath where the panel would be, but thought i would have to make some sort of a service hatch just in case.

Its a shame as all my plumbing is surface ran apart from the rad. i was thinking of boxing it all in and then tiling over that too but also think im making more work for my self lol its only a rented house so i know it wont be exactly how i want it but it will look alot better.

Has anyone done a bath like this ? would be really helpful to see how youve done it cheers

[Alan.P]

Hi yabbie, you can buy purpose made panels but it's far easier to make your own, mark out wher you panel is to go but take it to a grout joint where your tiles would be fixed, cut out your panel leaving an inch overlap into the panel, fit a couple of timber lats on the inside to give some strength to the panel, the panel your left with can be tiled, the tiles will now overhang the panel by a half inch all round, then when the adhesive has dried you can push into place, instead of grout use a matching silicone, job done, then if you ever need access you just cut through the silicone and remove the panel.

Sorry if was long winded

[faithhealer]

same as Alan, just to add i used these last time did one
Magnetic catches - 4 Pk


Set of four magnetic catches

- Create hidden access panels in tiles


Price: £4.92 £5.78 Including VAT at 17.5%

[kilty55]

nice to see tt does thse i usually use the shluter ones

[yabbie]

these should do the trick nicely. are they strong magnets ? i will be using tiles which are 310x310

[Alan.P]

They will be fine if that's the route your going to go down.