Doing this today. Here are my tips. I will come back and edit this over time. 1. Buy the panel handles. I ordered 2 off amazon. its worth it. 2. Make sure everything is square before you install the first panel. The tolerance is small. For example the grip edge on the corners is 1/8". 3. If possible use a track saw to cut. I'm using a circular saw. You have to stay on that pencil line (see #2 above). 4. I'm doing an alcove. You can actually start on any wall, but you have to go left to right. 5. There are not a lot of screws holding this up. Yes, I do have 6-8 on the right hand side of the panel but with 2 ft panels for a standard 30" x 60" bath there are only 3 screwed seams. The rest are end pieces that have no screws. The skirt takes a lot of weight. You may want to anchor it well. 6. You can replace Fibo Clean with denaturized alcohol (solvent) from any drug store. 7. Consider measuring and cutting the boards for an entire wall first, then try fit. Don't do it one board at a time. For example, if a wall is 30" x 75", cut to that shape and then dry fit.
Doing this today. Here are my tips. I will come back and edit this over time.
1. Buy the panel handles. I ordered 2 off amazon. its worth it.
2. Make sure everything is square before you install the first panel. The tolerance is small. For example the grip edge on the corners is 1/8".
3. If possible use a track saw to cut. I'm using a circular saw. You have to stay on that pencil line (see #2 above).
4. I'm doing an alcove. You can actually start on any wall, but you have to go left to right.
5. There are not a lot of screws holding this up. Yes, I do have 6-8 on the right hand side of the panel but with 2 ft panels for a standard 30" x 60" bath there are only 3 screwed seams. The rest are end pieces that have no screws. The skirt takes a lot of weight. You may want to anchor it well.
6. You can replace Fibo Clean with denaturized alcohol (solvent) from any drug store.
7. Consider measuring and cutting the boards for an entire wall first, then try fit. Don't do it one board at a time. For example, if a wall is 30" x 75", cut to that shape and then dry fit.
Thanks, David. These sure help.
Can you plug the screw holes with sealant?