Q: I'm getting ready to buy backer board for a ceramic tile project. There are different types out there, and I'm a little confused. Which backer boards do you use and which do you avoid? Also, ...

A DEAR DENNIS: I've installed lots of concrete backer board, all with good results. The concrete is unaffected by water that manages to get behind the ceramic tile.

Photo/Tim CarterThis coated backer board is easy to install and works well on walls and floors. Q. I'm getting ready to buy backer board for a ceramic tile project. There are different types out ...

Types of cement backer board Permabase is National Gypsum's product and it is very much like WonderBoard from Custom Building Products. Both of these boards are a cement and aggregate core with a ...

T his is the traditional tile backer. First, felt paper is stapled to the floor and covered with expanded metal lath. Then cement, sand and water are mixed together to a crumbly consistency and ...

By Clint C. Thomas, Esq., Photographs By Zoe Thomas My wife and I decided to replace our existing bathroom floor with ceramic ...

However, the backer boards will follow any framing imperfections. In my 30 years of remodeling kitchens and bathroom I have rarely found walls and floors that were perfectly level, flat, plumb or ...

James Hardie Building Products Inc. has introduced the HardieBacker Cement Board with HydroDefense Technology, a backer board that is engineered to help protect kitchen and bathroom tile ...

Q: While remodeling my bathroom, I noticed the wallboard behind the tile was deteriorating. When I redo the shower area, is there a better, more durable type of wallboard to install under the tile ...

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