Step-by-step

INSTALLING SHOWERWALL WALL PANELS

Steph Harris, Product Manager, Showerwall Showerwall’s Product Manager, Steph Harris, offers a step by step guide on the simplicity of installing the company’s versatile and stylish bathroom wall panelling system.

With its easy and fast installation process, low maintenance and large choice of stylish designs, Showerwall’s panels provide a decorative statement in the bathroom with minimum fuss. The panels provide a large watertight and hard wearing surface with near invisible joints, ideal for shower enclosures, bathroom feature walls and panelling around baths. With no grouting required, they are easy to fit, clean and look after, offering many advantages over tiling.

Showerwall’s HPL panels are surfaced in high pressure decorative laminate which offers high performance and durability and can be placed over existing tiles or directly onto walls. Installation is made easy with the option of square cut panels using trims or Showerwall’s unique Proclick technology which locks the panels together with no trims required.

HPL square cut panels are available in sizes 900mm and 1200mm x 2400mm and Proclick in two sizes of 600mm and 1200mm x 2400mm to offer installers flexibility. Although the panels are large, they are easy to transport, handle and cut, and can be installed in less than a day with simple joinery tools and so is far less time-consuming that tiling. The following process can be used for installing a two-sided shower area onto a shower tray.

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Step 1: Preparation of toolkit and walls Tools required are: tape measure, 1200mm spirit level, handsaw, utility knife, hacksaw, circular saw, jigsaw, drill, sealant gun, masking tape. Suction grips and ear protection are also recommended.

The wall panels can be fixed to an existing wall or directly over tiles providing the surface is flat and plumb. It is also essential that the walls are completely dry, free from dust and clean. If the walls are not flat then treated battens must be used to install the panels. Step 2: Measuring and cutting panels to size Showerwall panels will often require cutting before installation so ensure the cutting line is measured and marked before any alterations. Take measurements for the height and width of the panel, measuring from Nib A to the ceiling.

Remove the protective film from panel then mark and cut the Showerwall panel to the correct height and width, ensuring any holes for pipes or showerheads are made at this point.

Step 3: Showerwall Sureseal for a watertight finish Showerwall’s Sureseal is a three-part system for installations onto shower trays and provides a watertight finish at the base of the panel. It consists of a two-part PVC strip and Showerwall sealant.

Measure the shower tray to determine the lengths of the Sureseal strips required. Using the mitre box provided from the Showerwall installation kit, insert the Sureseal strip, complete with face cap and cut the required 45 degree internal corner angle. Notch both ends to accommodate the internal corner with a hacksaw. Check the mitre cuts and notches match up and mark with a pencil as a guide.

Apply Showerwall sealant into the underside channel of the Sureseal strip, making sure the cavity is totally filled. Lay a straight line of Showerwall sealant on the shower tray and on the mitred joint to fuse together and nail to the wall.

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Step 4 a & b: Panel and trims Fix the internal corner trim to the wall using Showerwall adhesive. Place the panel in position to ensure it is the correct size, to confirm a 3mm gap is left at the top edge of the panel and around any cut outs.

Apply a generous bead of Showerwall sealant into the end trim and fit it to the left hand edge of the panel, ensuring that the sealant spreads around the edge. Apply a generous bead of Showerwall sealant into the left hand channel of the internal corner trim and run a continuous bead of Showerwall sealant into the Sureseal strip channel, filling it completely to the height of the channel.

Apply generous amounts of Showerwall adhesive to the wall or directly to the panel using lines or zig zags.

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Step 4 c: Panel and trims Install the panels onto the Sureseal strip, ensuring it drops fully into the base channel and slide it into the internal corner trim profile. Remove excess sealant from the front edge of Sureseal strip using the Showerwall sealant profiler and repeat process for second panel. Locate the front capping into the Sureseal strip and firmly push it in place along its entire length, making sure the top edge of the capping is fully flush with the face of the Showerwall panel, before inserting the Sureseal end caps.

Showerwall HPL wall panels in Oxidised Copper from the Mineral Collection and Lightning Marble from the Marble Collection

Step 5: Finishing Fill any holes made for pipes or showerheads with sealant before sealing around the fixates and fittings. Leave for 24 hours for the sealant and adhesive to set and it is ready to use. The full installation video can be found here.

Showerwall HPL wall panels in Oxidised Copper from the Mineral Collection and Lightning Marble from the Marble Collection The final look Showerwall offers 69 designs across five stylish collections ranging from beautifully veined marbles to earthy stones and on-trend geometric and artdeco inspired designs to polished glass-like acrylics and custom prints. The large format HPL panels are available in three collections of Marble, Quarry and Mineral. The acrylic wall panels in the Acrylic and Custom collections are available in two sizes of 900 and 1220 x 2440mm.

The panels come with a 15 year guarantee. t: 0845 604 7334, e: info@showerwall.co.uk www.showerwall.co.uk