Use Buttonfix see https://button-fix.com/
On 14/05/2026 16:45, Tony Wills wrote:
Use Buttonfix see https://button-fix.com/
OP Only 10 years ago, so not a record.
On 14/05/2026 16:56, Andrew wrote:
On 14/05/2026 16:45, Tony Wills wrote:
Use Buttonfix see https://button-fix.com/
OP Only 10 years ago, so not a record.
The problem with this type of hidden fixing is that you have to know it
is there and what type it is or else someone removing the panel in the future is likely to start using brute force and destroying it.
I've found that using Neodymium magnets on one side and a steel plate
on the other side works well and the brute force method less likely to
do damage.
alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
On 14/05/2026 16:56, Andrew wrote:
On 14/05/2026 16:45, Tony Wills wrote:
Use Buttonfix see https://button-fix.com/
OP Only 10 years ago, so not a record.
The problem with this type of hidden fixing is that you have to know it
is there and what type it is or else someone removing the panel in the
future is likely to start using brute force and destroying it.
I've found that using Neodymium magnets on one side and a steel plate
on the other side works well and the brute force method less likely to
do damage.
I would quite like a push-push latching type fitting for a tiled concealed cistern panel, like those latches you get on micro SD card sockets. You
push the panel in and it pops out, enough to grab hold of it and remove. To refit, position the panel in place and push it in. Does any fitting like this exist? It looks like 'push to open latches' might be: https://www.jetpress.com/component-and-fastener-products/fasteners-and-components/appliance-and-cabinet-fittings/push-push-latches
I was planning to do a neodymium magnet setup as you suggest, but the
trouble is that you need to be able to get some purchase on the panel to remove it. You can maybe lever around the edge of the tiles, but there's a risk of chipping/snapping them.
Whichever way, I think you need some documentation that the panel is there
in the first place and how to remove it. It took forever to find where the panel was originally, as it had been grouted in and looked identical to
all the other tiling.
Theo
Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
I would quite like a push-push latching type fitting for a tiled concealed cistern panel, like those latches you get on micro SD card sockets. You push the panel in and it pops out, enough to grab hold of it and remove. To
refit, position the panel in place and push it in. Does any fitting like this exist? It looks like 'push to open latches' might be: https://www.jetpress.com/component-and-fastener-products/fasteners-and-components/appliance-and-cabinet-fittings/push-push-latches
I was planning to do a neodymium magnet setup as you suggest, but the trouble is that you need to be able to get some purchase on the panel to remove it. You can maybe lever around the edge of the tiles, but there's a risk of chipping/snapping them.
Whichever way, I think you need some documentation that the panel is there in the first place and how to remove it. It took forever to find where the panel was originally, as it had been grouted in and looked identical to
all the other tiling.
Theo
For removing panels and kick boards that are push fitted on I find one of these useful, cheap on Amazon
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/znhl4wyahgmcnt9jqa0lw/IMG_0283.jpg?rlkey=3dnz484ugluvademw9hl5hc6u&st=xk8g0uwo&dl=0
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