Heads compartment-blank canvas!

[Iain C]

Right then, at present the heads compartment on my Sabre (whilst still being quite cramped!) is totally empty...bare bulkheads, bare GRP everywhere. And I'd like to make it a bit more cosy!

At the moment I am quite liking the idea of some kind of tongue and groove up to "dado rail" height which will co-incide with the deck level. I'm thinking white or very pale cream paint, some teak detailing, and some of the light grey "van lining" material I have above the teak dado rail. Bit of swish lighting, solar vent to deal with whiffs and damp, job done.

But I am open to ideas! It's got to be simple and cheap though! For the tongue and groove, I was going to use simple pine, painted on both sides, and stuck to the bulkhead with "no more nails" or similar. But I am worried about damp getting in behind it...and I was also thinking about using uPVC cladding that you might see on a conservatory...so easy to clean.

Thanks!

 

[ffiill]

Ten years ago I used simple BandQ cladding to form a lightweight bulkead in my old wooden boat-painted both sides before cutting and fitting its still going strong

 

[prv]

Plain GRP sounds good to me - easy to keep clean!

How long do you spend in the heads admiring the scenery anyway?

Pete

 

[alahol2]

Problem with wood in the loo, especially cladding, is that 'water' can get into and behind it. If it does, it will stink. My own boat has the lower half of the loo lined with (what I believe to be) a vinyl floor covering with a pattern that looks like small 1" square tiles. It has a 'dado rail' to finish. Above that is the varnished wood of the cupboards, plain gelcoat and 'carpeted' glassfibre. At least the lower half can be scrubbed down to keep it clean.