Tiled Bath Panel Access Hatch

Suited for tiles measuring up to 12 x 12.

Tiled bath panel access hatch.

Place your access panel into place until the magnets grab it securely. Larger tiles require additional magnets. They can also be used on vanity basins where there may be the need to get to pipes and services in the future. A wall access panel is ideal for creating concealed access in tiled wall coverings.

Schluter rema is a system for creating concealed access panels in tiled walls without impairing the visual appearance of the tile covering. 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. 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. Suitable for all tile thicknesses.

One more step then you re ready for tile. It will likely be out from the frame or substrate next to it a little too far. 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. Adapts perfectly to joint pattern.

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. 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.