hardiebacker

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    Priming hardiebacker

    Does anyone prime hardibacker? I am using keraquick white, thanks guys and girls
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    Hardiebacker, do I screw down after addy has set?

    Sorry guys, I had a quick search, I'm doing some work in my current bathroom today and its time to screw the 6mm Hardiebacker boards down. Never used these on the floor until now (always use them from now on) I would like to know the correct procedure. 6mm trowel? Primer? Plasterboard...
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    Do I need to tank / waterproof Hardiebacker????

    Hi all. I have had to take over completing a wet room after the original tiler became unavailable. Only the floor and shower tray are to be tiled as the walls are wetwall. Customer wants the floor and tray tanked and up the walls about 200mm. He has got hardibacker to overlay the floor but...
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    hardiebacker installation help

    Good afternoon Before i start i would jut like to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has helped me on my project so far. I can see the end now and shouldn't have to many more questions left...:thumbsup: I have decided to use 6mm hardiebacker cement boards to board up my box section...
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    Plywood Vs Hardiebacker

    There seems to be a quite a hate campain against poor old plywood lately, so much so that I think I'll take on board the advice and start using 6mm Hardiebacker on my bathroom floors now from now on. Most of my bathrooms are only small to medium. Can someone please tell me the correct...
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    HardieBacker Board

    Will be using 6mm HardiebBacker board for the 1st time on a 17m2 floor. Was wondering do you always use the joining tape between the boards, what screws do you use and do you prime the board before tiling ??
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    Applying Hardiebacker to Block

    I'm about to put some Hardibacker 500 boards up in my wetroom installation and after browsing the forums I'm still unsure as to how to apply these boards. So far its looking like the dot dab plasterboard solution is a defo no no. But then some people mention to dot & dab and screw fix. I have...
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    HardieBacker onto chipboard questions

    My wife decided she wanted the main bathroom tiling so we went down to the local Topps Tile shop (hope i'm allowed to say that here) because thats where she saw the tiles she liked. Once there she then saw some floor tiles she also liked so what was a simple wall tile job has now turned into...
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    Adhesive to adhere Hardiebacker board to masonry wall

    All, I have a solid wall over my bath which originally had plaster skimmed over the blockwork. I want to install travertine but having read up on the weight restrictions I have now removed the plaster. The wall is now down to the blockwork. I have contacted Hardie to ask for their...
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    how long after sticking hardiebacker on floor can i walk on/tile over?

    Just glued'n'screwed 6mm hardie onto 12mm ply with keraquick, now home for breakfast.......... how long do i have to leave before walking on/tiling over? Cheers.........
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    Which Hardiebacker????? - Hardiebacker Advice

    Hi all...hope everyone is well. Hopefuly this is a quick one...Which hardibacker do you guys prefer to use as an overlay for suspended timber floors. I used to use the 250 (6mm) version and never seemed to have a problem, then I spoke to BAL and they said they would not recommend using this...
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    wall prep / dry lining with Hardiebacker?

    Evening everybody Would like some opinions on the best way to go with this one please. Just refurbishing friend's bathroom. Took the old bath out today which was chased into the wall round two sides, including the taps/shower end. The new bath will also need to be chased into the wall in the...
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    No More Ply Vs Hardiebacker Board

    Hi, I have searched the Forum Threads for previous thoughts on No More Ply and I think that I am ready to use it in a bathroom job, laying it on top of the existing Chipboard, which appears sound and to my inexperienced eye shows no signs of deflection. The advertising blurb for NMP indicates...
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    HardieBacker...

    Good evening all. A little bit of info on HardieBacker board, I got a new key board today and wanted to try it out so if there any any spelling mistakes that will be why. Anyway hope this is helpful to a few people. :thumbsup: How to install HardieBacker 250 cement board Foundation...
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    Aquapanel Vs Hardiebacker Vs NMP

    There are so many posts about these boards and each of the manufacturer websites has good information but I think it can be very confusing knowing when to use which one and how best to install So I thought it would be interesting to know... Which do you use most? Why and in what...
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    Hardiebacker

    Hi when dabbing hardibacker onto brickwork would you recommend the 6mm or the 12 mm ? thanks Harry :thumbsup:
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    Hardiebacker board over plywood floor

    I am currently redoing my bathroom and have ripped out the old flooring due to water damage. I have now replaced all the previous chipboard flooring with 18mm WBP plywood. (I had hoped to install thicker but due to floor levels and the floor had to go under an existing partition wall). My...
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    hardiebacker tips and hints .......

    .......... if all goes well i am going to start putting this up tomorrow , i have got the 6mm stuff as i am only tiling between top and bottom kitchen units , due to the walls there is going to be a mix and match of mechanical fixings ( proper hardiebacker screws ) and some form of adhesive (...
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    what price for Hardiebacker?

    what sort of price are you guys paying for HB? best price I can get is £15.50 for a 250 sheet (1500 x 900 x 6mm), that's from Travis Perkins, which is the only supplier locally. Gonna try and get the local tile shops to try and stock it, but it'd have to be cheaper than TP to be...
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    Hardiebacker instead of plasterboard????

    Hi all, Have got a 30m2 bathroom walls and floor to tile, anyway I Started chipping away at the existing tiles, and pretty much took all the walls down as well just leaving the studwork. The customer says he will put up plasterboard to which I agreed but after some serious thought I...

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