I'm redoing my bathroom and I'm leaning towards Formica. My walls were tiled 3/4 up and we removed them.

Question

I was thinking formica would work and there are many colors available. I really could use some advice. Thanks for any input.

Answer 1

Formica is rather expensive and hard to work with because it is so brittle. It is also glued on with contact cement which leaves no room for error. It stays where it first touches. There are other types of plastic sheets that are not so expensive and are easier to work with. Check Lowe's and other major stores like that and see what they have. Make sure the walls that you are covering are smooth because any imperfections will show on the new wall, even if you use formica. What about marble? Just kidding. Way expensive. Good luck.

Answer 2

Personally - Tile is my top choice with a cement board backer..

You - removed the tile - and perhaps are looking for another look?

Make sure the product is resilient enough to last long term.

If you go with formica or a similar product which personally I might shy away from - make sure the installation is done correctly.

Wishing you the best.

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Answer 3

Plastic Laminate (Formica brand, or other)is great for kitchen counters and is much less expensive than granite,stone,quartz. I would not suggest it for a bathroom. Moisture is the culprit in a bathroom. Yes it bonds well by using contact cement, but over time the moisture will win the war.

I just recently remodeled our own master bath and use (cultured marble) which is a man made product that comes in sheets. It is about 1/2" thick and looks just like marble, comes in various colors.Corner moldings are available.

I did our shower in it, 1 back panel,2 end panels,and corner trims.

The base of the shower is also the same product.

I have only 2 seams or joints, which are the corners. Smooth as glass,cleans quickly.

It's not cheap $1200 for base,3 wall panels,corners. But it looks great and moisture won't hurt it.

I would use it or cement board and ceramic,stone,etc.

Bathrooms are a haven for moisture - don't use the wrong product or you will have problems sooner than later.

Answer 4

This can work - I have applied formica to walls for a variety of purposes. Because of most bathrooms being in small spaces and what with the plumbing water and waste line connections, you'll be doing a lot of cutting around and fitting. And in the end, formica will look best if you're not trying to do seams, so you're looking at a slim margin for error.

You might try fitting each wall with 1/4" thick plywood, and then applying the formica to that. Otherwise, there are other types of panels that will work, but they tend to look pretty generic and cheap. The nice thing about formica is the wide variety of colors and patterns available so that you could come up with something really creative!

Tile is usually considered the most desirable (and that never hurts your re-sale value of your home), you didn't like the tile?

Going with formica is thinking a little out of the box and could work very well. It could be an unconventional and innovative solution.