How To Install Concrete Board In Shower Walls

Space fasteners 8 o c.

How to install concrete board in shower walls.

Away from edges to avoid breakage. When the bathtub is installe. It s all about the ease of installation. Wall ceiling installation 1 2 5 8 only fastening fasten to studs spaced 16 o c.

Vertical or horizontal placement doesn t matter. For walls 6 o c. Cement board commonly sold under trade names such as durock hardiebacker and wonderboard is now the standard underlayment used for ceramic porcelain or stone tile laid with thinset mortar adhesive cement board is used for most floor tile and has all but replaced plywood and drywall backer materials for wall tile applications in wet areas like showers and tub surrounds. Place special 1 1 4 in.

Screw a full size 3 x 5 ft. Because cement board fasteners may protrude through the plywood base when 1 4 cement board is used 1 2 or 5 8 cement board is preferred in this application. Along each stud but 1 in. Fit ends and edges of.

All the insider information on how to build and waterproof a. Cement board screws every 8 in. Drive screws flush with the surface of the board being careful not to break through mesh. Cement board to the back wall.

Hold the sheet above the tub shoulder with 1 4 in.