Tile look laminate boards for floor but the walls as well?!

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Hi, 1st time poster & new to all things DIY, so be gentle!
Im thinking about re-doing my bathroom & like the look of the granite tiles that match the floor & the walls.
Ive seen laminate flooring that match the kind of look that i'd like to go for, now I know that I can obviously use it on the floor but could I somehow place them on the walls as well? Strange question I know but it would be a quicker & easier option for me rather than re-tile the room from top to bottom.
If it could be done, would you experts out there have any hints about the best way to go about it.
Any advice given would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help.

 

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Hello?! anyone?!

 

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heeelllooo endaf and welcome


ok first question are they sutable for very wet areas!!!!

floating floors [like laminate]work by moving with humidity
so you can not just fix to the wall with glue

if you do place on the wall you will need expansion gap at the top and sides
if you go above one plank wide you will need a bit of wood probably somthing like 2x1" par[19x44mm] to stop the planks flexing and bending away from the wall every so often in front of the wood or you could rebate the same wood [with a rebate of 10x10mm ] and probably go half or full height
in other words a batton in the corner rebated for boards in1 or 2 direction

several full or part length on top of each other with the tounge and grooves removed another batton another plank along the wall

clear as mud eeehhh

 

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Hi thanks for the reply, really appreciate it. Think prob best to get the ceramic tiles out & leave that idea in the back of my mind as sounds like a hell of a job!
thanks again for the reply