Tiled Bath Panel Access Hatch

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.

Tiled bath panel access hatch.

One more step then you re ready for tile. 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. 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. A wall access panel is ideal for creating concealed access in tiled wall coverings.

Adapts perfectly to joint pattern. Schluter rema is a system for creating concealed access panels in tiled walls without impairing the visual appearance of the tile covering. 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. 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.

Suited for tiles measuring up to 12 x 12. 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. 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. Larger tiles require additional magnets.

Suitable for all tile thicknesses. Place your access panel into place until the magnets grab it securely.