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Get PriceHi all First post so please be gentle Preping our bathroom to drag it out of the early 90s and make it a nice place to spend time in Ripped a lot of the old tiles off to find that some moisture had got behind and blown the finish plaster coat The wall is 50mm breeze block 10mm bonding plaster 3mm finish plaster Bought some cement boards no more ply as they do a 6mm and said I could
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Get PriceThere are 3 main ways that people generally use to finish these concrete walls painting pargeting and wood paneling/drywall all of which we will describe below Some may believe that these are the only 3 viable options but that isn t the case
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Get PriceCement Boards are heavy The weight comes from the high %age of cement & sand in a Fiber Cement Board FCB Cement & sand are heavier than gypsum & wood Weight for an 1/2 in x 4 ft x 8 ft Sheathing Board Cost Allowing for 10% wastage you would need 6 panels 4 ft x 8 ft for sheathing a garage wall 20 ft x 8 ft
Get PriceFamily Handyman Set a straight board along predetermined marks for control joints Run the groover back and forth against the straightedge until the bed of the tool is riding on the concrete surface After smoothing the slab with the darby water will bleed out of the concrete and sit on the surface Photo 3
Get PriceYou can use a cement board over drywall if you want to protect the area You can also use a cement board as a finish for your wall if you re painting it However a cement board is not a good substitute for drywall Sometimes it s hard to install drywall because the screws are too short to tap into the underlying studs
Get PriceThis is a basement bathroom some pipes showing nice but not fancy Customer wants inside covered with cement board/ slick finished painted with paint for cement One wall is brick exterior and we plan to put 1 in R board under the cement board and attach with cement screws
Get PriceRegistered Joined Sep 18 2024 147 Posts #10 · Jul 29 2024 general purpose just priming alone will not cover up the ruff surface of the cement board It has to be smoothed out because it is a used as visable wall 1 10 of 10 Posts This is an older thread you may not receive a response and could be reviving an old thread
Get PriceIt can be used on the exterior of buildings as a base for exterior plaster stucco systems and sometimes as the finish system itself Cement board adds impact resistance and strength to the wall surface as compared to water resistant gypsum boards Will cement board rot outside Put simply — no This type of siding is made from four simple
Get PriceSeattle2k Cement board especially Durock like shown in that picture has zero structural strength It bends and flexes quite a bit therefore you would at least need a layer of 1/2 plywood or OSB behind it Of course that would bring out the wall about 1/4 after the CBU is attached to it assuming you used 1/4 thick CBU
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