Affine® Tongue & Groove 1700mm Front Side MDF Bath Panel 15mm, Black Gloss

I love my new bath panel! It’s lovely and thick and is superb quality, adding a touch of luxury to my tired bathroom. I bought the matching end panel too and I will be writing a similar review for that. The only downside is the inadequate packaging. My first panel arrived broken and the outer packaging was damaged and torn. Plumbworld immediately send me another one and thankfully the 2nd one wasn’t damaged, but the box was ripped and open once again. As my negative experience is only to do with the packaging and not the panel itself and Plumbworld were quick to respond. I am happy to give this product a full five stars. It looks amazing.

It came on time. No damage. You can choose the size. Easy to install. Good quality. Looks beautiful

Well made and look great the kick plate is separate so you can screw it on to the back of panel to suit your bath hieght

Added info 20 June: Make sure you use white plastic snap-on screw covers when you fit this panel. Nothing worse than looking at rusty Phillips screw heads all along the bottom and up the sides of your smart new panel. No matter what you do, even if you use chrome plated stainless steel screws, they are exposed to high humidity (or water splashes) all the time and they will rust. Original review here: This is a good looking bit of kit and while not easy to install, it can be done by an amateur like me without getting divorced. It’s worth reading all the instructions carefully. I’ve noticed the following and pass it on to customers who might be thinking of doing it themselves. • The plinth is not 150mm high but 145mm, so don’t make calculations based on the supplied dimensions. • The plinth is 9mm thick. If you use 12mm screws to attach it (as per instructions) it falls apart unless you countersink the screws or as in my case use slightly longer screws. There’s plenty of thickness to take longer screws without “showing” through on the front of the panel. As they say, a good idea to put some sort of adhesive (or as I did, some silicone bath sealant) on top of the panel before fitting. Also run silicone all the way round to keep it watertight. One final point, make sure the bath is well fitted and secure and that you’ve re-sealed all the edges with silicone. A friend of mine failed to do that about a year ago. Constant leaking from in-bath showering allowed water to seep towards the panel and soak up on the inside of the plinth (he hadn’t sealed the bottom of the plinth very well). Most depressing thing is that wife didn’t notice that I’d replaced the bath panel. Don’t know about durability because it hasn’t been fitted long enough.

Very impressed by the quality of this bath panel. Impressive high gloss finish. May be slightly complicated for the average DIY enthusiast to fit but well worth the money and has made a great difference to our bathroom. Very smart.

Professionally installed by our plumber but within a week a split has appeared along the top. Paid to have it fitted and would have to pay to have it taken out. Not impressed. Wouldn’t recommend

Easy to fit, and looks good

Very nice.