Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - sheet rock?
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parkway
04-23-07, 05:40 PM
I am ready to work on the walls of my bathrooms. currently, there are just studs. I plan on using tile either all the way up to the ceiling, or to 12-18 inches below.
Question: Do I need to use sheet rock and backerboard? I was thinking about using hardibacker or durock.
Should I put green board or water resistant rock up, and then the backerboard? what size backer? or just the thicker backerboard?
one area to be tiled is the area above the tub in a tub /shower arrangement.
The other bathroom has a seperate shower, which I will be tiling, and a tub, where I plan on tiling the first few feet of the surround.
any advice for what I should install on the studs would be appreciated!
I also plan on tiling the area behind the john and the pedistal sink, to chair rail height.....should I just use greenboard and mastic there?
Question: Do I need to use sheet rock and backerboard? I was thinking about using hardibacker or durock.
Should I put green board or water resistant rock up, and then the backerboard? what size backer? or just the thicker backerboard?
one area to be tiled is the area above the tub in a tub /shower arrangement.
The other bathroom has a seperate shower, which I will be tiling, and a tub, where I plan on tiling the first few feet of the surround.
any advice for what I should install on the studs would be appreciated!
I also plan on tiling the area behind the john and the pedistal sink, to chair rail height.....should I just use greenboard and mastic there?
chandler
04-23-07, 08:20 PM
You will want to install a vapor barrier and cbu, such as durock or hardie, in the wet areas, or where you will tile. In the other areas, you can use sheetrock, so it can be painted or finished easier. It will transition just fine since they are both 1/2" in thickness. Greenboard is not approved for wet areas, and IMO is just spending money for nothing.
parkway
04-29-07, 09:13 PM
A sheetrocker that i have used in the past said that the dense sheetrock is a approved to back tile in bathroons. I don't really doubt him, but the big question is....is it as good as cement board?
I have another sheet rock bid, right around the same price, with a sub who will install cement board in the shower and tub area, but he has never worked for me
any advice or comments?
I have another sheet rock bid, right around the same price, with a sub who will install cement board in the shower and tub area, but he has never worked for me
any advice or comments?
chandler
04-30-07, 04:59 AM
Yes, the greenboard type sheetrock is ok for tile in dry areas of the bathroom, but you should use the cbu in wet areas, such as your over tub or shower. No sheetrock product is as good as cbu in a wet area, but I think we are on the same track, using greenboard in dry and cbu in wet.
Get some references on rocker #2 and view some of his jobs if possible. I post mine on my website, and usually get permission from the owner if someone wants to view a job, and for the most part they are receptive, within reason.
Get some references on rocker #2 and view some of his jobs if possible. I post mine on my website, and usually get permission from the owner if someone wants to view a job, and for the most part they are receptive, within reason.