How To Cut Concrete Wall Board

The simplest way to cut concrete wallboard or cement backer board is not to use.

How to cut concrete wall board.

Lay your cement board flat and draw a line with a carpenter s pencil where you intend to cut. Scoring and snapping thin cement board. Cut with a circular saw. Now the first thing you need to know when cutting backer board is that its dust contains crystalline silica which can be extremely irritating to your.

How to cut cement board method 1 of 3. Using a jigsaw to cut. Line up the blade of a concrete saw over the marks on one side of the wall. How to cut cement board method one.

Start at the top of the opening and cut carefully along the lines you made on the wall. For thin sheets of cement board. Cutting straight lines with a circular saw. Cut with score and snap.

Cut with a. Cement backer board can be cut with a carbide tipped scoring tool just score and snap the sheet similar to cutting drywall. Scoring and snapping can be tricky especially with thicker cement boards. Go back into the to deep cut and continue doing intermittent cuts that are no longer than 30 to 45 seconds of running the saw.

After you ve made the guided cut remove the guide board. Use a carbide tipped wood cutting blade to minimize dust. 6 move to the other side of the.