I've never used these before, but I'm thinking about it myself. http://www.easycraft.com.au/products/12/easyclad

I've always just called it beadboard. Maybe this group can give you more info.

http://www.vjplus.com.au/

Try Scyon boards..they are cement sheets ..grooved..used to clad exteriors ..so suited for bathrooms..we glued them and screwed them on then used wood filler to fill the holes before painting

Thank you All for the suggestions. Will start researching this now :-)

http://www.bunnings.com.au/our-range/building-hardware/timber/lining-boards/lining-panels

Okay, here's an update. It seems that the only 'recommended' product is fibre cement sheets as they will not absorb humidity. All the other brands mentioned above didn't recommend their own product when they found out it was going in the bathroom.

Scyon and Hardiegroove were the options they recommended. I found providers in Brissy but freight was in excess of $250... Bunning had them in theory, but only for full packs (20 sheets) which was more than I needed so that didn't work either, but... then they told me they also have another brand 'Duragroove' which they did stock. To summarise: I think I will be getting:

- Duragroove (http://www.bunnings.com.au/search/products?q=hardigroove)

- Some kind of nice pine railing

Thank you everyone for your comments/help and I hope this info helps you too Denise.

Thank you for this thread - Denise - did you end up using this product in the bathroom??

It was me, not Denise :-) and I ended up using these https://www.bunnings.com.au/search/products?q=hardigroove

you mean the duragroove.. so in the bathroom OK??? any pics??

BGC duragroove. There might be other brands but they have to be fiber cement that don't absorve humidity

You'll find photoso in this thread :-)

https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/need-help-choosing-and-finding-tiles-for-our-bathroom-renovation-dsvw-vd~3951500

Hi nano07 I know this is a very very old thread but I came across pix of your bathroom, it looks incredible. I'm interested in using the BGC duragroove to clad the walls of a tiny ensuite, everywhere except in the shower cubicle which will be tiled floor to ceiling. was just wondering if there was a consultant or someone you spoke to either at bunnings or duragroove who said it was ok for bathroom cladding? just gathering info for the builder. if you are able to answer this that would be awesome :) thank you

Hello Liz, Thank you! although our bathroom is not the one in the photos at the top of the thread.

If you want to see how it ended up looking when finished, check this thread: https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/need-help-choosing-and-finding-tiles-for-our-bathroom-renovation-dsvw-vd~3951500 and scroll down to my from comments October 23, 2016 :)

I did speak to someone from the company (James Hardie) about their product. They told me that it was fibre cement so it was not going to absorb any humidity, so we ended up using it in all walls of the bathroom.

Everybody that sees our bathrooms for the first time still comment on these panels.

Still looking like new a few years later. Couldn't be happier :)

Thank you Liz!