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Default What's the difference between Hardy board & cement backer board?

What's the difference between Hardy board & cement backer board? I'm
about to start my bathroom remodeling project and I'm not sure which
of these products to use & where I should use them. I plan on
removing/replacing the bathroom floor and the walls in the shower. Is
it a matter of preference, or are they unique to a specific
application? Also, I'm not sure how difficult of a job it is going to
be to remove the floor (tile & cement board). Any insight into the
demolition and installation of the floor would be greatly appreciated.
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What's the difference between Hardy board & cement backer board? I'm
about to start my bathroom remodeling project and I'm not sure which
of these products to use & where I should use them. I plan on
removing/replacing the bathroom floor and the walls in the shower. Is
it a matter of preference, or are they unique to a specific
application? Also, I'm not sure how difficult of a job it is going to
be to remove the floor (tile & cement board). Any insight into the
demolition and installation of the floor would be greatly appreciated.


As far as I know they can be exchanged freely.
If you have a cement floor their really not necessary.
Used a lot on tile counter tops.
I would use blue board, water resistant drywall on all the walls and ceiling
that are not in direct contact with water. Blue board can take the humidity.


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What's the difference between Hardy board & cement backer board? I'm
about to start my bathroom remodeling project and I'm not sure which
of these products to use & where I should use them. I plan on
removing/replacing the bathroom floor and the walls in the shower. Is
it a matter of preference, or are they unique to a specific
application? Also, I'm not sure how difficult of a job it is going to
be to remove the floor (tile & cement board). Any insight into the
demolition and installation of the floor would be greatly appreciated.


Use either/or. One's a generic name, the other's a copyrighted name.

For the floor demo, what I usually do in a case like this is get a cheap 4.5
inch angle grinder, buy some masonry blades, and checkerboard the tile and
cement board in a conveniant size. Then tear it up. Those small pieces will
be much easier to move than huge chunks. It'll be alot heavier than you
planned for....

Do a good cleanup and prep and you're ready to go.

Greg


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As far as I know, they both perform about the same.The cement board is
exactly that- fiberglass mesh with cement sandwitched in the middle. The
hardy board is a fiber and cement product with other waterproofing
additives.

I switched to the hardy bd, it is lighter(easier on the back), less
likely to crack and crumble apart. I cut it with a circular saw w/ an old
dull carbide blade,which goes pretty quick and makes less dust than cement
bd.The hardy bd installs with screws or nails more readily than cement brd.
Its a pretty good product, I don't float any walls anymore, or countertops
either. The only fresh cement I use now is for shower floors in order to
create pitch toward the drain.
Todd .


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