Tile Backer Board Detail

Use 1 4 inch backer board on curved applications or on vertical surfaces such as fireplaces.

Tile backer board detail.

Use 5 8 inch backer board as a fire rated material similar to type x drywall. Durock glass mat tile backerboard consists of a treated water resistant gypsum core that is covered with a coated fiberglass mat facer and back and has a proprietary surface making it ideal for use in wet areas as a tile substrate. Just before tiling fill the joints with thinset and cover with 2 inch wide fiber mesh tape unless the adhesive manufacturer recommends otherwise. Its made from cement and sand and is reinforced by fiberglass mats on both sides so it s impervious to water.

The most common thickness of tile backer board is 1 2 inch. Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in. Cement board is the most durable trouble free tile backer for tub surrounds showers floors and all other wet areas. Above the lip of the tub.

Quarter inch and 5 8 inch thicknesses can also be found. Cement board detail the best approach when installing cement board or other tile backer around a tub is to keep the cement board out of the lip area. Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in. Leave a 1 8 to 3 16 inch gap between adjoining sheets of backerboard and at edges.

Thick 3 x 5 ft. Durock glass mat tile backerboard combines the tile bond of cement board with the handling and ease of use of a sheetrock brand panel.