Bathroom remodel specialist please; What size cement board should I use for the shower walls, getting Tile?
l am buying materials for the shower pan and all the other things l need
but am not sure what thickness of cement board to use for the shower
walls. l am covering it with tile, if that matters. Thanks
Stick with wonderboard or durock. While kerdi is a great
product, you have to do it exactly right or you can have some major
problems. 1/2 wonderboard, attached with galvanized roofing nails, use
fiberglass tape & thinset on the seams & the corners. Fill the seam at
bottom between wonderboard & ur pan with silicone. Let all that dry.
Then coat the surface of the wonderboard with roll on waterproofing. This
is an important step. Either redguard (home depot custom brand) or my favorite, hydroban by Laticrete. follow directions so you don't void any warranty's, a couple good coats will work. Let that dry, & tile away. Use thinset, not mastic. Mastic is never good for wet areas. 14 years tiling experience. porcelain, ceramic, marble, granite, glass & metal tiles. Custom residential & commercial installations. signaturetile.net
Use Aquapanel Water Resistant Backing Board. It is suitable for
showers and tiling. Obtainable from large DIY stores or builders'
merchants eg Wickes, Jewsons Homebase etc.
Size: 1200 x 900 x 12.5mm
Price: around £14 a panel
assuming you are only redoing the shower, & leaving the rest of
the drywall in the bathroom, i would try to match up the thickness. that
said, you should use 1/2'' atleast.
also, while it can be done (or has been done by people), i would not
recomend tiling over the cement board or hardyboard or whatever. i could
use a kerdi system. http://schluter.com/8_4_kerdi_shower_kit.aspx
you can install the orange sheets on the walls, over the cement board (using mortar), & install the floor pan over cement board with mortar as well. when done correctly, its 100% water tight. it even comes with a curb which you can tile over. its a great system, the floor pan is already sloped towards the drain in the centre. it would not be worth it to do a shower without it. if you do it this way, it will last & you will not risk mould or rot.
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