Bath panel???? - Tile Advice

[Spare Tool]

Starting a bathroom Tues and the customer wants the existing plastic panel removing and tiling with 5oox500 porcelain...same tiles as floor, as the bath height is 510mm from the existing floor drops nicely...
They've had a leak before and are paranoid about having to get under the bath at some point in the future.
Was thinking of building the new bath panel out of 2x1" and hardibacker.
Does anyone know of a way of building the bath panel and tiling it so access could be gained easily without having to smash the tiles, hardi etc in bits?
Thanks in advance. Andy

 

[John Benton]

There you go Andy

Simple as chips

http://www.schluter.co.uk/hidden-access-panels.aspx

 

[Spare Tool]

There you go Andy

Simple as chips

http://www.schluter.co.uk/hidden-access-panels.aspx

kin hell magnets!!!...simples, clever them schluter boys.
Have to make sure the studs n hardi split on the tiles ok but apart from that bobs yer monkhouse
cheers John

 

[John Benton]

kin hell magnets!!!...simples, clever them schluter boys.
Have to make sure the studs n hardi split on the tiles ok but apart from that bobs yer monkhouse
cheers John

German see!!!

 

[White Room]

Most places sell magnets nowadays...

 

[lizzardtong]

What i do lately is. Build frame with 5mm gap around overboard with jacko board or similar 10mm i set it in place using wedges then i fill gap with expanding foam then tile then i go around edges with silicone. Sorted.

If you need acces in future cut around and pull with suction cups.

 

[White Room]

That'll take some pulling off with the expanding foam....

 

[lizzardtong]

That'll take some pulling off with the expanding foam....

Not if you fill jus that 5mm gap and once you will cut it its easy to take out.

 

[AliGage]

Expanding foam? Why???

 

[lizzardtong]

Expanding foam? Why???

Like using it. It dry quickly, you can shape it easy. Its watertite. You can use it for expansion gap when latexing. You can fill gaps around pipes.

 

[AliGage]

Silicone?

 

[lizzardtong]

Silicone?

Well my weapon of choice is foam. But from economy point of view foam works out cheaper. 1 can of foam is about £5 and you can do a lot of work with it.

 

[Ajax123]

What about wedging it in with expanded polyethylene foam 5mm or 8mm. That wouldn't need cutting. It would just slide out... Just an idea

 

[widler]

I just wedge and silicone.
Personally, if its done right it shouldnt need access.
I read a thread on swedish mikes forum, that man is loon balls, he says he would recommend EVERY water joint to have a access panel , EVERYWHERE , imagine all over your house, access panels in ceilings, walls and floors , unless i read it wrong this is what i thought he was saying, i think rob(CR) was having a bit of a 'debate' on it

 

[Perry]

This is what I started doing thirty years ago, still have no problems.

http://www.tilersforums.com/members/pjc-albums-dewalt-picture33800-2011-09-22-17-50-37-a.html

And then silicone the joint like this.

http://www.tilersforums.com/members/pjc-albums-dewalt-picture33801-2011-10-07-12-18-07-a.html