Floor Tile Backer Options

The right backer board for wet or dry areas.

Floor tile backer options.

Buy 20 or more 10 42. Set your store to see local. James hardie hardiebacker 3 ft. Tile backer board basics.

According to backer board manufacturers and tile setters installing backer board directly over an old solid wood subfloor is risky for a couple of reasons. All are made of 100 percent inorganic materials that will not rot shrink delaminate or decompose when exposed to moisture. Fiberock is another popular product in this category. Tile can be set just about anywhere most commonly on floors and walls.

Tile needs a rock solid base or substrate to last for years without cracking not just any type of material will work as a substrate though. Follow this old house online. Find backer board at lowe s today. As a tile contractor i have even installed some on ceilings.

Ordinary milled wood regular drywall and even water resistant drywall contain organic elements which will degrade in high moisture environments. Technically called a cementitious backer unit cbu well known brand names of tile backer include durock denshield hardiebacker and wonderboard. James hardie hardiebacker with hydrodefense technology 3 ft. Doesn t deteriorate when wet.

Hardibacker is the best known fiber cement board fiber cement board. There are several acceptable applications of cement board in the shower. Fiber cement board and cement board are closely related. The main consideration for backer choice is the location of the tile.

Second the strength of wood boards isn t always consistent. First changes in humidity make solid wood shrink swell and cup more than plywood. The only building material derived from organic elements that does work is. Cement backerboard model 220022 11 58 11 58.

Tile needs to be installed on a backer board to keep the assembly stiff otherwise the assembly will flex at the grout joints allowing water to seep behind the tile and rot the substructure. Here s how to choose the best tile backer board for your project. Waterproof cement backer board model 9000556 22 98 22 98. This is the industry standard most preferred by construction pros when installing ceramic or porcelain tile backer board comes in four foot by eight foot and three foot by five.

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