Commercial bathroom walls

[John E.]

Small office building is fitted out with metal studs and that "cardboard panel" (1/2"? thick) wall material. Ceilings are all 2x4 acoustic tiles.

The bathroom in a small office building uses some kind of thin (3/16"?) plastic material for the walls.

Can you help me identify this material? Is there such a material commonly used for this purpose?

This is in USA.

Thanks,

[Lawrence]

Don't know what they call that stuff but I have seen it. they also use it in dairy barns and is probably required in both cases. they have it at the borg. it is a type of paneling.

[Bob Morrison]

Generically it's called FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic) paneling.

[pbs]

I believe that it is called "FRP", which IIRC is Fiberglass Reinforced Panel.

Google 'frp panel' lots of results

John E. wrote:

[John E.]

Thanks, guys. I didn't know where to start. Kinda' hard to google if ya' don't know the terms...

Thanks again,

[DanG]

FRP should be available at any commercial drywall supply house, good lumber yards, and some box stores. Typically stocked in limited colors (white and almond) and stocked as 4x8 and 4x10. Trim pieces include cap strip, H mold, and inside and outside corners.

There are many more colors available, but take some time to get. It is also available bonded to plywood, wafer board, drywall, rigid foam, etc. ______________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG (remove the sevens) [e-mail]

[John E.]

Thus spake DanG:

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How is it attached to the studs? A cursory look showed no screws on the outside surface.

Adhesive?

Thanks,

[pbs]

[Bob Morrison]

FRP panels are generally glued to a substrate like moisture resistant drywall or tile backer board. It is possible to find plywood with an FRP overlay, but this type of product is not generally available.

[TakenEvent]

It's glued on. I helped install a bunch of that stuff in a gigantic pie freezer at a Sara Lee factory and we backed up the adhesive with little white plastic anchors (the type where the installer needs to pre-drill the holes and then tap in the little pin to get the anchor to grab).

This stuff is about $10 a sheet at Home Depot, and they usually stock the glue right by the paneling-in-question.