Lightweight wall panel especially for shower cubicle has a double walled construction with a reinforcing strip embedded in a plastic foam core to carry sanitary fittings

摘要

A lightweight wall panel, e.g. for a shower cubicle has a plastic foam core 4) sandwiched between outer walls (3). A reinforcing strip (11) is fitted into a groove machined into the inside of the wall and is secured by fasteners an outer plastic securing panel (12). The reinforcing strip is made of a strong plastic material which has less than one percent length change with prolonged water exposure, and provides a robust support for the sanitary fittings such as shower fittings.