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5 Ways to Screw Up your Cement Board Installation on Floors

October 13, 2019 by DIYTileGuy 108 Comments

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Cement board installation is not something that is incredibly difficult. I think most people worry about how to cut it and once they have a plan for that then they think it'll be a breeze. But I've seen these screw-ups for several years now. It's the same ones over and over. Which … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Screw Up your Cement Board Installation on Floors

Filed Under: DIY, Products Tagged With: cement board, durock, fiber cement board, fiberock, hardiebacker, permabase, wonderboard

Is Hardibacker and Durock cement board waterproof?

February 14, 2017 by DIYTileGuy 78 Comments

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Reader question:   Hi there. I recently finished grouting my tile surround in my shower. I posted photos on Facebook and somebody questioned whether I had waterproofed the Hardiebacker 500 board. Much to my dismay, I had never even heard of this... Anyway, I went to the James Hardie website and … [Read more...] about Is Hardibacker and Durock cement board waterproof?

Filed Under: Reader Questions, Waterproofing Tagged With: durock, featured, hardiebacker, permabase, Vapor Barriers, waterproofing, wonderboard

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