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Access Panels

FlipFix access panels for walls and ceilings. Choose a metal faced panel with a picture frame and flush lock (non fire rated, 1 hour or 2 hour fire rated), or a plasterboard faced panel with a beaded frame and budget lock that can be plastered in and decorated (non fire rated or 1 hour fire rated). Stock sizes run from 150 x 150mm up to 1200 x 600mm.

Every FlipFix panel installs with the FlipFix fitting device: no bracing of the opening and no screws or glue, and FlipFix says it saves up to 80% of the fitting time of a standard access panel.

Delivery: prices are ex VAT. £15 + VAT delivery on access panel orders under £300 + VAT, free delivery at £300 + VAT or more, and no minimum order on access panels. England only.

Outside England? Call 03330 908479 or contact us.

Loft hatch or access panel: which do you need?

An access panel (also called an inspection hatch or access hatch) is a small lockable door fitted flush into a wall or ceiling, so you can reach pipes, valves, stopcocks, cables or other services behind the finish. A loft hatch is a larger opening that lets a person climb into the loft space. We supply access panels, not loft hatches.

  • Reaching plumbing or electrics behind a wall, bath panel or ceiling? You need an access panel. Our stock sizes run from 150 x 150mm to 1200 x 600mm.
  • Need to get up into the loft? That is a loft hatch, which we do not sell.
  • Fire-rated wall or ceiling? We stock metal faced panels in non fire rated, 1 hour and 2 hour fire rated, and plasterboard faced panels in non fire rated and 1 hour fire rated. Check the rating your wall or ceiling needs before you order, and see fire rated access panels explained.
  • Want it to disappear into a plastered finish? Choose the plasterboard faced beaded frame panel. For a neat metal frame, choose the metal faced picture frame panel.

Not sure of the size? See our access panel size guide.

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Outside England? Call 03330 908479 or contact us for a delivery quote.

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  • FlipFix metal faced access panel with picture frame, door closed (non fire rated)

    FlipFix Metal Faced Access Panel / Inspection Hatch – ...

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  • FlipFix metal faced access panel with picture frame, door closed (1 hour fire rated)

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    From £19.82 ex VATFrom £23.78 inc VAT

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  • FlipFix metal faced access panel with picture frame, door closed (2 hour fire rated)

    FlipFix Metal Faced Access Panel / Inspection Hatch – ...

    From £20.62 ex VATFrom £24.74 inc VAT

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  • FlipFix plasterboard faced access panel with beaded frame, door closed (non fire rated)

    FlipFix Plasterboard Faced Access Panel / Inspection H...

    From £28.02 ex VATFrom £33.62 inc VAT

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  • FlipFix plasterboard faced access panel with beaded frame, door closed (1 hour fire rated)

    FlipFix Plasterboard Faced Access Panel / Inspection H...

    From £41.78 ex VATFrom £50.14 inc VAT

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a metal faced and a plasterboard faced access panel?

Metal faced FlipFix panels have a white metal door in a steel picture frame with a flush T-key lock. Plasterboard faced panels have a plasterboard door in a beaded frame that you plaster in and decorate, so it blends into the wall or ceiling.

Do you sell fire rated access panels?

Yes. Metal faced panels come non fire rated, 1 hour or 2 hour fire rated; plasterboard faced panels come non fire rated or 1 hour fire rated.

What sizes do you stock, and do you have 600 x 600mm?

Stock sizes run from 150 x 150mm to 1200 x 600mm depending on the panel, and every FlipFix panel we sell is available in 600 x 600mm. Bespoke sizes are made to order – call 03330 908479.

How are FlipFix access panels fitted?

Cut the opening 5mm larger than the panel size, place the frame in and screw in the FlipFix devices until they grip the back of the plasterboard. No bracing, screws or glue are needed.

How much is delivery on access panels?

Prices are ex VAT. Access panel delivery is £15 + VAT on orders under £300 + VAT and free from £300 + VAT, with no minimum order. We deliver to England only. Call 03330 908479 for help.