im currently converting an uneven walled room into a prep kitchen and first thought to batton thdn ply then put come 2.5mm pvc wall cladding however ive found some 8mm pvc cladding and thought that i could do without the ply backing. has anyone done anything like this?
What I like to do is glue on sheets of arborite, a.k.a. laminate to the walls. Not with contact cement, but with construction adhesitive, the kind that comes in tubes and you use a caulking gun to apply.
If the walls are crooked, you will have to shim them plumb, like meez says. Hang a plumb bob from the top of the wall and determine the widest distance from the wall to the string and then find lumber to fill this distance. Shims can be nailed directly onto to the wall and then plywood or gyprock(a.k.a. sheetrock, a.k.a. plasterboard) onto this. Then glue down the laminate.
I find the above method the cheapest and with no visible fasteners. The laminate that comes in solid plain colours is the cheapest, usually at around $40.00 per sheet.
hi there, the room itself is like a corridor with a domed low ceiling. all the sheets would be 8x4. as the walls are so eneven im worried about the flex in 2.5mm sheeting as it would actually be the wall,thats why i thought about ply. then i saw the 8mm and thought id solved my problems, which i may hav. i cant glue it on as the walls are so wonky. regarding the domed roof, i was going to bow thin sheets as its neccissary to keep head height
Rather than straight forward hygienic wall cladding, I'd get BioClad hygienic wall cladding, it's anti mold, antibacterial and antimicrobial. Far safer.
Materials are best defined by the use and the cost.
The said wall is in a corridor. No food prep in that area, no cleaning, no water. S/s and anti micriobial are nice, but overkill for an application like this. Now if the wall was behind the dishpit or in a meat prep area, I'd say go for it.
For a corridor, however plain laminate is good, but before this can be hung, the wall has to be sraight and rigid. No sense putting up expensive panels if they are going to buckl;e and warp as soon as someone brushes gainst them.
at the moment its a dark space thats got loads of rubbish in it. however its going to become a prep hole and maybe acouple of fridges. it has no windows. i thought about covering it in S/S but i think thats too much dazzle for what hygienic wall cladding does. i talked to a frirnd and he thought s/s was the answer but... if i lined it with ovens instead of a couple of chopping stations i could understand
currently its lined out in pine toubge and groove but... its straight up until 'dado' waist height and then the top half comes in at a attic like angle, say 30*. behind is battoned out, its a room in the basement with domed brick low roof. it would be good to keep the dome of the roof otherwise everyone will always stoop. i've got another friend thst says line it out in 4mm ply, paint it white and get the stainless and some chopping boards in there.. i'm going to have to do something to get a little more space. i've worked in many places where you couldnt swing a cat in but to swing anythibg at the moment would be madness
Hi, hygienic pvc wall cladding is defiantly the most economical option. We have done a few of our kitchens now and used a variety of thicknesses, we used a company called Nu World Plastics, they also do a rigid hygienic board that is not on there website but the chap listened to the task in hand and recommended this, it is a composite board, anyway why don't you take a look at there website http://www.hygienicsheets.com or give them a call, they are very friendly. Hope this helps
I'm remodeling a catering kitchen and the budget doesn't allow for ss - i've seen mention of BioClad hygienic wall cladding but haven't found a US source for it.
would rather not use FRP, like the smooth surface of PVC hygienic wall cladding - where do i source this via wholesale in the states or is there another option i'm not thinking of: smooth, budget friendly, laminate won't pass
please & thank you
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