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Backerboard seams for Tile Floor, when to tile? Scott Townsend 07-19-2006
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Posted by Scott Townsend on July 19, 2006, 1:42 pm
So we just put down the backerboard for the new tile floor and shower stall.

We have the Mesh tape for the seams and I forget if you can just tape the
seams as you are laying to tile, or do you have to tape the seams first,
then wait for it to dry then Lay the tile?

Seems like you should be able to do it all at once as your mastic/tape
compound is all the same?

Thanks,
Scott<-



Posted by MDT at Paragon Home Inspection on July 19, 2006, 1:51 pm
If you want to do it "by the book", Durock says prefill and embed tape
as a seperate step: pp 6:

http://tinyurl.com/ktrst

http://www.usg.com/USG_Marketing_Content/usg.com/web_files/Documents/Installation_and_Appl_Guides/DrckCement_Board-Installation_Guide.pdf

Michael Thomas
Paragon Home Inspection, LLC
Chicago, IL
mdtATparagoninspectsDOTcom
847-475-568


Posted by bob kater on July 19, 2006, 5:16 pm
yep thats true, separate step
> So we just put down the backerboard for the new tile floor and shower
> stall.
>
> We have the Mesh tape for the seams and I forget if you can just tape the
> seams as you are laying to tile, or do you have to tape the seams first,
> then wait for it to dry then Lay the tile?
>
> Seems like you should be able to do it all at once as your mastic/tape
> compound is all the same?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott<-
>



Posted by No on July 25, 2006, 2:34 pm
Scott Townsend wrote:
> So we just put down the backerboard for the new tile floor and shower stall.
>
> We have the Mesh tape for the seams and I forget if you can just tape the
> seams as you are laying to tile, or do you have to tape the seams first,
> then wait for it to dry then Lay the tile?
>
> Seems like you should be able to do it all at once as your mastic/tape
> compound is all the same?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott<-
>
>
I do it as one step. If you do it as two you risk having humps to deal with.

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