Cement or backer board

[Perry]

I seem to be confused hadi ie cement board marmox backer board ? Yes or no :sofahide:

 

[cam_low]

Erm what's the question lol

 

[Rookery]

Not sure if this is what you want to know but Hardie is a cement board (cement all the way through) Marmox is an insulation board (foam core with a glassfibre mesh reinforced cement coating front and back)

 

[Ajax123]

I seem to be confused hadi ie cement board marmox backer board ? Yes or no :sofahide:

Are you saying that you don't understand something or that you just want to change your name ?? Although "confused hadi ie cement board marmox backer board ? Yes or no" would be a bit of a strange username...

 

[Perry]

I know the difrence lots seem to call both backer board hard to know what people are referring to

 

[Ajax123]

I know the difrence lots seem to call both backer board had to know what people are referring to

They are both backer boards but one is insulated and the other is not...

 

[Perry]

They are both backer boards but one is insulated and the other is not...

And one is waterproof and the other one is not lol

 

[Alan.P]

And one is waterproof and the other one is not lol

Correct, a big miss understanding among some people.

 

[Perry]

Correct, a big miss understanding among some people.

We have discussed this many a time after a few to many black dragons lol

 

[Alan.P]

We have discussed this many a time after a few to many black dragons lol

Too many, no such thing lol but yes, we have talked it to death I think

 

[Rookery]

And one is waterproof and the other one is not lol

And 1 is easy to cut, the other is not :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Protilers]

its a bit like referring to installing SLC as SCREEDING..............hhehehehhehheeee

 

[Protilers]

but PJC and rookery has hit the nail on the head.......one is "waterproof" the other is "Water Resistant".......and the one that is "resistant" is a bugger to cut!!!!!!but IMO...they are both "backerboards!"...hehhehehehee

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

its a bit like referring to installing SLC as SCREEDING..............hhehehehhehheeee

OH NO IT'S NOT !! in most tradesmen's Books of a certain era, two completely different things LOL ........

 

[Rookery]

but PJC and rookery has hit the nail on the head.......one is "waterproof" the other is "Water Resistant".......and the one that is "resistant" is a bugger to cut!!!!!!but IMO...they are both "backerboards!"...hehhehehehee

And ones a damned sight easier to lug up 16 flights of stairs

 

[Perry]

So when you all refer to backer board cement backer board and the other cement faced backer board ? So I know what you are talking about lol

 

[DHTiling]

Backer board as in it fix's to a background as in walls or floor ...


So the question is can they also be called substrate boards :lol:

 

[Perry]

Backer board as in it fix's to a background as in walls or floor ...


So the question is can they also be called substrate boards :lol:

I get confused at the best of times Dave but a few talk about them as if they are the same product not sure if it's my age as her in doors says or it's the stroke my be both :yikes: