Hello,
I've removed the old tiles from the bathroom and the plasterboard behind them. The plasterboard nearest the bath came off quite easily, so I wonder whether it was weakened by damp? What surprised me was that around the basin was similarly affected.
I am going to replace the plasterboard with aquapanel. It is a small bathroom and the long side of the bath runs along an internal wall. The short end across the external wall. The basin is on the same internal wall.
I will fit aquapanel all along the internal wall. What should I do at the end of the bath that is along the external wall? Should I fix aquapanel to that? If so, do I fix the aquapanel direct to the masonry or to battens?
I presume I can use plasterboard for the other internal and external walls, which are away from splashes? Or is it the general humidity and condensation that causes the problem?
I went to Wickes yesterday and bought some aquapanel. There was also a Knauf gypsum based tile board that was supposed to resist damp. Does anyone know anything about that?
I could not find any aquapanel fixings. What are they? Can I just use stainless steel screws instead or are they something more special?
Thanks, Stephen.