T&G Kitchen Splashback???

little me

Hi,

I was wanting to put some tongue and groove in my kitchen, as my splashback. Does anyone know if you can get a pvc/plastic type, as it will be easier to wipe clean, than the wood/pdf painted type?

Thanks for your help!
Littleme

Shinnie0503

I got some dumapan sheets in Topline Doyle's in Carlow for my shower, instead of tiles. Would do the same job for splashback

http://www.dumaplast.be/en/brands/dumapan/

kkelliher

little me wrote: »

Hi,

I was wanting to put some tongue and groove in my kitchen, as my splashback. Does anyone know if you can get a pvc/plastic type, as it will be easier to wipe clean, than the wood/pdf painted type?

Thanks for your help!
Littleme

Really?

Not an interior designer by any stretch of the word but surly this would not look good in a domestic sence. Alto make a wall coering that is used in commercial kitchens but it is very commercial and I assume you dont want to use UPVC soffit board.......

curiousb

We created a kitchen splash back out of t&g wood earlier this year and it is very successful. Good primer and a couple of coats of washable paint and it is working out excellent and easy to clean.

A good tip is, before painting run a bead of caulk in the grooves and smooth it into the groove. The grooves in the t&g have small gaps in them as the wood is quite thin and not really accurately machined. Using the caulk fills the gaps and when painted gives a much better finish.

Also, due to heat and moisture, the wood will expand after a while. Leave it a few weeks and then recoat to finish it off.

I seem to recall I spotted some sort of plastic or plc wood type panelling in B&Q around that time, although didn't pay too much attention to it as the t&g wood was hugely cheaper.

woodturner

http://www.woodworkers.ie/prices/p_sheet_mdf.shtml If you scroll down this page you will find moisture resistant tongue and grooved MDF.