While the mortar is still wet place a sheet of backerboard onto it.
How to hang backer board in a bathtub shower wall.
Then apply a generous amount of thin set to the bottom bathtub tile and position it 1 8 in.
Secure the panels to the wall framing with galvanized backerboard screws.
The fasteners should be flush with the surface.
Repeat this process spreading mortar and laying backerboard one sheet at a time.
Install blocking for future grab bars while the walls are open.
How to install shower backerboard.
Cover the wall studs in plastic sheeting cut down to size with a utility knife to act as a moisture barrier for the wall studs behind the backer board.
Leave a 1 8 inch gap between each backerboard sheet.
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The best approach when installing cement board or other tile backer around a tub is to keep the cement board out of the lip area.
If you are butting the backerboard up against 1 2 drywall simplifies transitions between the wall boards.
Proper way to install backer board in tub area no matter what the board is made of it should not sit on top of the tub flange.
When the bathtub is installe.
Leave a 1 4 inch gap between the backerboard and the wall.
Anyone can enjoy the benefits of a cement board shower system if you follow these 3 easy steps.
Above the lip of the tub.
The corners and edges of the sheets should not touch one another.
Carefully lift the backerboard panel into the tub area and set it on several shims placed about a foot apart to maintain a 1 4 inch gap between the board and tub.
Apply it to the wall with the bottom edge about 1 4 in.