Half inch cement backer board is ideal for most tiling jobs including walls floors countertops and ceilings.
Ceramic ceiling tile over wall board.
Step 1 prepare the wall ceramic tiles can be installed directly on drywall plaster or if they are in moist areas onto green drywall or even better cement backer board.
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Definitive answer to this question for shower wall surrounding walls and ceiling is redguard over cement based backer board significantly better than redguard over regular greenboard.
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How to install tile backer board.
Green drywall is specifically designed for use in bathrooms.
Screws secure the cement board to the wall studs.
Tile is laid onto the cement board with thinset mortar or mastic.
As far as cleaning the vinyl try.
If it is plywood not osb not pressboard and not luan you.
Step 1 clean tile to ensure that all dirt and foreign surfaces are removed from the surface.
Continue placing the first course of tiles in the same manner using spacers.
For countertops use 3 4 inch plywood beneath the backer board.
And it lasts for 20 years.
Cement board and a liquid membrane in this application cement board is installed directly onto the studs.
Beadboard is available from any home improvement store along with all other materials necessary to cover the tile.
For flooring the backer board should be installed over a 5 8 inch thick osb or plywood base.
Many moons back it was required that mastic be skim coated on the mr board walls and allowed to dry before the tile was set.
Screw the drywall to the studs.
Tile on tile or as i say it.
May be able to tile over it but the safer method would be to put a 1 4 cement board over it.
Cut drywall to fill in between the existing wall or ceiling and the cement board.
Cover all of the corners joints and seams including the joint where drywall and cement board meet with the fiberglass mesh tape.
Placing beadboard over the tile requires first preparing the tile surface and applying the boards over the top.