The chosen non flexible tile adhesive should be applied to the subfloor when the 6mm hardiebacker floor board should be slowly embed into the wet adhesive.
Will adhesive vinyl stick to hardy backer board.
Snap a grid to the subfloor using a chalk line to mark your backerboard placement.
To smooth the floor i covered screw heads and seams in the cement fiber board with thinset.
Watch the video below or on the james hardie youtube channel.
The boards are fixed to the subfloor surface with screws and nails installed every 200mm 15mm apart from the edges of the board and 50mm from its corners.
James hardie hardiebacker 1 4 in.
I have since decided to install vinyl sheet flooring.
The floor is now smooth.
Cover the joints in the backer board with fiberglass tape embedded in thin set adhesive and allow to set before tiling.
Cement board is james hardie hardiebacker 1 4 in.
6mm hardiebacker tile backerboard is a fibre cement backerboard tiling base and is especially suited as used as a tiling base for flooring in wet areas.
Score the board with a utility knife then cut it using a jig saw with a carbide blade.
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If needed cut the backerboard to fit in small spaces or around obstructions.
The video details how to install 6mm hardiebacker cement board onto a wooden or timber floor as a tiling base in a wet area.
That s why it was named the most preferred brand of backer board by tile installers and contractors according to the 2019 tile and stone report conducted by clearseas research in partnership with the national tile contractors association and tile magazine.
Works under interior floors to provide a solid foundation for tile vinyl wood and other flooring.
Position each piece of backer board in the thin set press in place and attach using special backer board screws on the spacing recommended by the backer board manufacturer.