1. Anti-mould and anti-bacteria
Ordinary tile crevices mould breeding rate as high as 92%, and acrylic sheet building material through antibacterial coating technology (such as silver ion slow release layer), can inhibit Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and other common germs, antibacterial rate > 99%. A hospital bathroom renovation, the use of acrylic wall panels with antibacterial layer, quarterly colony test results than tile wall 87% lower.
2. Fast installation
Traditional tile construction takes 10-15 days (including waterproofing, tiling, sewing), and acrylic sheet building material using 'paste + snap' combination of installation: the old wall without removing the tiles, directly with the structural adhesive paste 5mm thick acrylic panels, the edge of the aluminium alloy crimp closing, 3 workers only 3 days. It took only 3 days for 3 workers to complete the transformation of 8m2 shower area. In a second-hand house renovation case, the owner saved 50% construction time and 20% labour cost through this process.
3.Temperature adaptability
Tiles are easy to crack when the temperature difference changes (such as the impact of hot water in winter), while the coefficient of thermal expansion of acrylic sheet building material is 7×10-⁵/°C, which is compatible with the metal keel. When installing, 2mm/m expansion joints are reserved to avoid stress cracking due to thermal expansion and contraction. The bathroom of a villa in the north adopts underfloor heating + acrylic wall panels, which has been tested for 3 years without any deformation or gelatinisation.
And we can use acrylic sheet building material as a splashback behind the washbasin. Compared with the monotony of tile collage, acrylic sheet can be UV printed to achieve customised patterns (e.g. gradient stars, ink texture) or embedded with LED strips to create a backlit effect. For example, a modern bathroom with 3mm thick transparent acrylic panels, built-in warm light strips and floating pebbles decorative, night to create a 'water reflection' of light and shadow mood.
