Bathroom Partition Materials
There are a variety of Bathroom Partition Materials to choose from. Whether it’s a new bathroom or existing restroom there are important factors to consider when choosing your bathroom partition material.
To help you decide what material will work best for your toilet partition Centar has broken down some advantages and disadvantages of different types of partition materials.
5 Types of Bathroom Partition Materials
1. Powder Coated Steel Material
Produced by covering panels of honeycomb cardboard with thick sheets of metal. Then baking a coating of colored powder on to the metal.
It is the most popular material used today.
Floor Supported , Floor Supported with Headrail Brace and Floor to Ceiling are styles that this material are available in.
Advantages
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- Least Expensive
- Most sizes and colors are available for shipment in 3 days or less
- As a result of vandalism or rusting, Powder Coated Steel is easy to re-paint
- Cleans easy with mild soap
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Disadvantages
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- Will rust in a wet environment
- Most susceptible to graffiti and scratches
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2. Solid Plastic (HDPE)
Performs well as a toilet partition wall. This material has a solid color throughout. Requires little maintenance over time.
Floor Supported , Floor Supported with Headrail Brace and Floor to Ceiling are styles that this material are available in.
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- Highly resistant to vandalism, moisture, and bacteria
- Applications include humid, wet, high traffic and vandal prone areas
- Continuous aluminum brackets are standard as well as two 8″ aluminum hinges on standard doors
- Optional hardware available include continuous stainless steel piano hinges or continuous aluminum hinges adding to the durability of the installation
- Graffiti is easily removed
- Dent proof
- Stainless steel hardware is available
- Easy to clean
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Disadvantages
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- Expensive
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3. Stainless Steel
Polished to a satin finish and offers the ultimate in toilet partitions.
Floor Supported , Floor Supported with Headrail Brace and Floor to Ceiling are styles that this material are available in.
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- Made for style, durability and high traffic areas
- Rust resistant
- Scratches can be removed with buffing
- Stainless steel stands up extremely well to most conditions
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- Not well-suited for high-moisture environments
- More expensive than HDPE
- Hardware is not as durable as solid plastic
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4. Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP)
A highly durable toilet partition system with a resin rich surface that is durable and easy to clean. The FRP is bonded to a solid 90% wood substrate core. Virtually 100% of our wood supply comes from managed forestlands.
Floor Supported with Headrail Brace is the style that this material are available in.
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- Highly durable, graffiti resistant surface
- Can be used in high traffic and wet areas
- Less expensive than stainless steel and solid plastic
- Rounded corners and bull nosed edges with a hardy poly edge coating
- FRP won’t dent, rust, corrode or delaminate
- Easy to clean
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Disadvantages
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- Scratches will show on dark colors
- Limited color choices
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5. Phenolic
Created by adding a synthetic polymer (phenolic resin) layer to a core layer of compressed paper, then curing it under high heat and pressure.
Floor Supported , Floor Supported with Headrail Brace and Floor to Ceiling are styles that this material are available in.
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- Applications include humid and wet areas
- Included is heavy duty stainless steel hardware
- Most durable of all materials
- Easy to clean
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Disadvantages
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- Most Expensive
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Above all, our main goal is to find what will work best for each situation. We work closely with every customer and make sure we get your order right the first time.
Call today for more information and talk to our product experts at 800-843-7878 or email us at custservice@centarind.com.
Centar is here to make your order process easy from beginning to end. In addition, we offer Bathroom Partition Hardware and Toilet Partition Accessories to help complete your project.