Tiled Bath Panel Access

The magnets and mounting plates integrate seamlessly with any tile size and thickness.

Tiled bath panel access.

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. Thus panels that access electrical or plumbing components do not impair the visual appearance of the tile. Rema is a system for creating concealed access panels in tiled walls. We wanted to rejuvenate our bathroom at minimal cost and decided to.

One more step then you re ready for tile. Joined jul 6 2017 messages 1 location uk. Oct 13 2017 1 hi. 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.

Place your access panel into place until the magnets grab it securely. If something goes wrong and you need to access the underside of the bath you may prefer having an access panel installed to allow you to get in without undoing all of your hard work. It will likely be out from the frame or substrate next to it a little too far. Another option is to attach the tiles to the tile backing board before screwing it on thus screwing through the tiles as well.

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. Rema provides accessibility to electrical and plumbing without impairing the visual appeal of a tile covering. 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. Kit contains 4 magnets and 4 mounting plates.

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. A wall access panel is ideal for creating concealed access in tiled wall coverings. Rema s installation is independent of tile size and thickness and enables exact matching of the access panel to the overall joint design. Once you have all your strike plates fastened onto your cross braces the back of your access panel should look like this.

Short slideshow documenting our attempt to try and create a tiled plinth around our bath.