Tile Substrate Board

Waterproof foam board panel size.

Tile substrate board.

Backer board is the best substrate for tile. First it s super lightweight compared with the rest. Kerdi board is made from an extruded polystyrene foam panel with a special reinforcement material on both sides and fleece webbing for effective anchoring in thin set mortar. Diamondback tile backer and diamondback tile backer type x boards are used in wet areas non wet areas high humidity areas and are typically used for adhering ceramic tiles to walls and floors in bathrooms in shower and tub enclosure walls kitchens laundry and utility rooms.

Even the slightest amount of movement in a building structure can telegraph to the tile and crack it. Ceramic and porcelain tile more than almost any other surface material needs a stable flat flex free substrate. View details schluter kerdi board 1 2 in. It is generically called cement board or backer board or it can also be referred to by one of the common brand names such as densshield hardiebacker and wonderboard.

Now largely regarded as the very best underlayment for ceramic tile in any application floors walls and countertops cement based backer board goes by many names. It s typically available in 1 2 in. It s similar to concrete made with cement and some type of fiber instead of a stone aggregate. It is most often used to construct shower surrounds and as a substrate for tile floors.

Cement board is weather and water proof permanent and readily available at your local home improvement center. Whatever it is called cement based backer board is what the name suggests. A 1 2 inch thick 3 x 5 foot sheet weighs just 7 1 2 pounds compared with 45 pounds for a similar size sheet of cement board. In showers the standard substrate is tile backer also called cement board or cement backer board.

View details urbana deep blue ceramic tile. Waterproof foam board panel. Schluter kerdi board 2 in. It is a cement based product formed in sheets and reinforced with fiberglass mesh.

Plywood and osb substrates can warp and mold with water damage but tile backer board will do neither. And second since it s foam the board is super easy to cut with just a utility knife. Thick 3 x 5 ft. 4 x 16 sku.

It s hard flat and incredibly stable. A layer of cementitious material faced with fiberglass mesh to hold it together. Cement board cement board is the most durable trouble free tile backer for tub surrounds showers floors and all other wet areas. Kerdi board is a multifunctional tile substrate and building panel that can be used for creating bonded waterproofing assemblies with tile coverings.

Festival urbana deep blue ceramic tile size. Cement fiber board often called backerboard is also a good substrate for any tile. Foam core tile backing board has two big advantages over other backer boards. 100840859 1 19 piece.