Hardiebacker Vs Plasterboard

[jaydebruyne]

Is plasterboard easier to work with than Hardiebacker?

I know Hardiebacker can support more weight for tiles than plasterboard, and can be fixed to walls in a siliar fashion to plasterboard, and Hardiebacker doesn't need priming (and more expensive than plasterboard).

How do you fix accessories/appliances to Hardiebacker? I've been told you need to install extra studs (if fixing to a stud wall) to fix things to. Are there not any fixings for Hardiebacker like there is for plasterboard?

What are you thoughts on this subject?

Any tips/ideas would be grand.

Cheers

 

[Mr Tiler]

fresh plasterboard doesn't need to be primed either mate. go for plasterboard as it is only a sxmall section you will be tiling

 

[jaydebruyne]

Ah ok, i just need to tank it then. Do you know if there are tanking kits available for 6m2?

 

[Mr Tiler]

I honestly couldn't say mate... you have a 6m2 window recess? lol

 

[jaydebruyne]

lol no 2 walls

 

[White Room]

Could use some fleece type tanking systems....buy per m2.

 

[Stef]

ScrewFix have £20 off a tub of aquadefence just now.
Unless your tiles are over 32kg m2 then I would use plasterboard as you need to tank Hardi to make it waterproof.
You will have the exact same problem fixing to plasterboard as you would to Hardi..

 

[jaydebruyne]

When I spoke to the Hardiebacker boffins, they said the boards are fully waterproof and didn't need tanking. I'll have a butchers at Screwfix now, cheers Whitebeam!!

 

[Stef]

When I spoke to the Hardiebacker boffins, they said the boards are fully waterproof and didn't need tanking. I'll have a butchers at Screwfix now, cheers Whitebeam!!

Hardi is water resistant not waterproof.
It needs to be tanked to make it waterproof

 

[Stef]

No 7..

 

[jaydebruyne]

The guy said to me as it's not a wet room and just a shower, it didn't need tanking. Grrrrr I have it in writing too haha I'll go with plasterboard I think! Cheers Stef

 

[jaydebruyne]