Flooring Tile - Joint between drywall and hardibacker
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Tyger52
10-06-06, 03:56 PM
Bunch of questions.
1. How do I complete the joint between the drywall and hardibacker where my shower wall ends and the bathroom wall begins?
2. Any opinions about the paperless drywall? HD is pushing it as a mold resistant product but it is new.
3. How do I adjust for the difference in the 5/8" drywall and the 5/8" hardibacker? (I have only read about this on this forum, but forgot the answer.)
1. How do I complete the joint between the drywall and hardibacker where my shower wall ends and the bathroom wall begins?
2. Any opinions about the paperless drywall? HD is pushing it as a mold resistant product but it is new.
3. How do I adjust for the difference in the 5/8" drywall and the 5/8" hardibacker? (I have only read about this on this forum, but forgot the answer.)
newtofta
10-06-06, 07:30 PM
i am justa diy kind of guy, i would suggest that you add a framing member(wall stud-doubled if possible,or 2x4 liad flat)
to screw both pieces to. special screws are available for the hardi, but do not work w/dry wall(they cut through the paper)
to screw both pieces to. special screws are available for the hardi, but do not work w/dry wall(they cut through the paper)
Tilebri
10-07-06, 12:00 PM
1) alkali resistant mesh tape, thinset ans set your tile over the seam. Voila...nothing to finish
2) Sorry, can't help you there. Haven't seen it in my area.
3) I furr ou the walls when the surfaces are not plane, but I suppose you could use some drywall shims behind the last stud of the cbu. The cbu will certainly bend out 1/16-3/32" over the stud bays no problem, the last 1/32 to 1/16" can be made up when you set the tile over it.
2) Sorry, can't help you there. Haven't seen it in my area.
3) I furr ou the walls when the surfaces are not plane, but I suppose you could use some drywall shims behind the last stud of the cbu. The cbu will certainly bend out 1/16-3/32" over the stud bays no problem, the last 1/32 to 1/16" can be made up when you set the tile over it.