Hardibacker is the best known fiber cement board fiber cement board.
White bathroom backer board.
Featuring a cracked ice surface for easy cleaning.
090 frp wall board 4ftx8ft in white polyester resin construction.
Fiberock is another popular product in this category.
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.
Fiber cement board and cement board are closely related.
Cement board forms a durable stable base for tile and it has no organic materials unlike drywall greenboard or plywood so it is not prone to mold rot shrinkage or decomposition due to moisture.
After pressing the boards into the mortar screw them in with screws made especially for cement backer board installation.
For pricing and availability.
Keep the cement backer boards about 1 4 inch apart.
You ve probably heard of hardiebacker tile backer board.
Certainteed 0 5 in x 36 in x 60 in diamondback gypsum backer board.
Cover and mortar the seams with fiberglass seam tape.
James hardie 0 42 in x 36 in x 60 in hardiebacker with hydrodefense technology fiber cement backer board.
It s a sort of gray beige colored board and is available at any hardware box store.
In part 2 i am showing step by step installation of tile backer board cement board around standard 60 tub in smaller bathroom.
This siding panel is easy to install with standard trowel and water based adhesives.