Away from edges to avoid breakage.
How to install concrete board in shower walls.
Place special 1 1 4 in.
Screw a full size 3 x 5 ft.
Cement board to the back wall.
Space fasteners 8 o c.
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Proper way to install backer board in tub area no matter what the board is made of it should not sit on top of the tub flange.
When the bathtub is installe.
Vertical or horizontal placement doesn t matter.
Wall ceiling installation 1 2 5 8 only fastening fasten to studs spaced 16 o c.
Decide the best way to install the board on your shower walls.
Along each stud but 1 in.
Hold the sheet above the tub shoulder with 1 4 in.
Fit ends and edges of.
It s all about the ease of installation.
Drive screws flush with the surface of the board being careful not to break through mesh.
Because cement board fasteners may protrude through the plywood base when 1 4 cement board is used 1 2 or 5 8 cement board is preferred in this application.
Cement board screws every 8 in.