A: I've installed lots of concrete backer board for years, all with good results. The concrete is unaffected by any water that manages to get behind the ceramic tile. But these concrete products ...

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. But it's also heavy and ...

What was more surprising was that cement based backer boards were available when this home was built and this green board use reflects a cost-cutting measure that is usually a mistake.

A. To be more precise, I've installed lots of concrete backer board for years, all with good results. The concrete is unaffected by any water that manages to get behind the ceramic tile.

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 ...

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 ...

I have read some conflicting information on this matter. What types of tile do you recommend for the walls and floor? Do you recommend cement backer board or green board? Mastic glue or thin-set?

Called backer boards, the most durable are made of a cement material. Even if the grout between tiles becomes leaky over time, the moisture should not damage the cement backer board.

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

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 ...