Tiled Bath Panel Access Hatch

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.

Tiled bath panel access hatch.

Suitable for all tile thicknesses. 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. They can also be used on vanity basins where there may be the need to get to pipes and services in the future. Larger tiles require additional magnets.

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. Suited for tiles measuring up to 12 x 12. It will likely be out from the frame or substrate next to it a little too far. Schluter rema is a system for creating concealed access panels in tiled walls without impairing the visual appearance of the tile covering.

Place your access panel into place until the magnets grab it securely. 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. 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 see how the left side access panel sticks out a bit further than the piece next to it.

A wall access panel is ideal for creating concealed access in tiled wall coverings. 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.