Had a job early this week to completely replace a corner shower. Remove old tiles & replace, fit new enclosure.
Pressure was to return the shower to use as quickly as possible, so instead of tiles I decided to use PVC panels in tile effect.
First problem, the panels are incredibly fragile, prone to splitting on the moulded grout line. I was double careful in transporting them, but one still split - luckily just where it was going to be cut anyway. Fluke.
Second problem was getting the edge of the panels into the corner trim - bloody nightmare, such a tight fit. Took me hours & hours to get them to fit in, inch by inch using a slim knife blade.. The panels were covered with a protective film which peeled off 'tile by tile' which also took ages.
I reckon it actually took longer than tiling & grouting the walls - and was much more expensive.
Customer was delighted with the job, the panels do look very good.
I will never, ever use the bloody things again though!