Please ignore these guys.... they have no idea what they are doing. Do not waste your money tiling over this substrate. I have yet to see a DIY installation that has any basis in the tile industry. DIY should be ashamed and homeowners beware. It couldn't be that hard to read the installation instructions of the products they're using before they start recording.
Can not believe these guys get paid to do this, and give you the wrong information. Refer to any Durock installation guide and you'll see that you are to use a multi-purpose thinset to adhere the cement board to the subfloor. 100% coverage as well. Caulk will NOT hold it, and will create an air gap which will crack the tile when the subfloor itself moves. These guys are wrong! Do NOT do it this way.
how in the world these idiots created the pitch?ohohoh it does not need one 'cause they have to go back and fix it again and charge the costumer. hey guys just inform yourself a little before you post these kind of bs online
okay , well , 1st off ; it's not called " Wonder Board ",It's called : Hardie Backer, or Backer Board.2ndly,if you've ever scoured drywall with a razor knife,then you know that your blade only last's for about 4-5 long cuts,now, compare that softened drywall ( Gypsum Board ) to actually using a razor knife to scour cement board of any type,doesn't really add up there folk's! Okay,so, let's see,now we're going to use tar caulking?W.T.F. for ?All tar does is emit poisonous gases .Makes no sense.
Yeah, its amazing that someone can be so sure they are doing something right that they make a video of it. This video shows that they do not know what they are doing. This is a perfect example that shows how millions of people pay good money everyday to have something done wrong. And this is why I do everything myself when I can.
This video is a wealth of bad information. If I saw that guy use caulk on the back of the cement board and then drop it to my bathroom floor I would have fired him on the spot. I'm so glad I don't have cable if this is the quality of the DIY videos on it.
It makes me wonder how many houses that have been flipped in recent times will be back on the market shortly and how many if simply fall apart. This is a TV show "teaching" people "how to", right?
I wonder if the misinformation is open for a class action case.
That's wrong! As a tile contractor for over 15 years I'm telling you his little caulk job that went under the Cement board isn't good enough. It needs to be set in thinset.
Please ignore these guys.... they have no idea what they are doing. Do not waste your money tiling over this substrate. I have yet to see a DIY installation that has any basis in the tile industry. DIY should be ashamed and homeowners beware. It couldn't be that hard to read the installation instructions of the products they're using before they start recording.
tilestylist 2 months ago
I once built a really crappy birdhouse in shop class, but even I know these guys are idiots.
notrabepep 3 months ago
Can not believe these guys get paid to do this, and give you the wrong information. Refer to any Durock installation guide and you'll see that you are to use a multi-purpose thinset to adhere the cement board to the subfloor. 100% coverage as well. Caulk will NOT hold it, and will create an air gap which will crack the tile when the subfloor itself moves. These guys are wrong! Do NOT do it this way.
rickykimble03 6 months ago
how in the world these idiots created the pitch?ohohoh it does not need one 'cause they have to go back and fix it again and charge the costumer. hey guys just inform yourself a little before you post these kind of bs online
klauss20049 6 months ago
okay , well , 1st off ; it's not called " Wonder Board ",It's called : Hardie Backer, or Backer Board.2ndly,if you've ever scoured drywall with a razor knife,then you know that your blade only last's for about 4-5 long cuts,now, compare that softened drywall ( Gypsum Board ) to actually using a razor knife to scour cement board of any type,doesn't really add up there folk's! Okay,so, let's see,now we're going to use tar caulking?W.T.F. for ?All tar does is emit poisonous gases .Makes no sense.
wildthing40486 7 months ago
DIY Network is a joke.
MitchellHurwitz 8 months ago
Yeah, its amazing that someone can be so sure they are doing something right that they make a video of it. This video shows that they do not know what they are doing. This is a perfect example that shows how millions of people pay good money everyday to have something done wrong. And this is why I do everything myself when I can.
CitadelRunner 10 months ago
That screw went into a hole !!.
FrustratedBaboon 11 months ago
Hows it fit jonny you cowboy
shabbashoaib 1 year ago
these guys actually getting paid for this.
dozdeshabb 1 year ago
This video is a wealth of bad information. If I saw that guy use caulk on the back of the cement board and then drop it to my bathroom floor I would have fired him on the spot. I'm so glad I don't have cable if this is the quality of the DIY videos on it.
Binxalot 1 year ago 3
wern't you suposed to use another type of backing board since it's the bathroom floor?
JO3haNsum 2 years ago
No slope? No waterproof membrane? Yikes!
NomDeToob 2 years ago
@NomDeToob
Isn't house flipping fun.
It makes me wonder how many houses that have been flipped in recent times will be back on the market shortly and how many if simply fall apart. This is a TV show "teaching" people "how to", right?
I wonder if the misinformation is open for a class action case.
SpankyTheHouseRat 2 years ago
Yeah make sure that you use galvanized finish nails to secure each panel. on 12" centers.
yrulooknatme 2 years ago
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yrulooknatme 2 years ago
That's wrong! As a tile contractor for over 15 years I'm telling you his little caulk job that went under the Cement board isn't good enough. It needs to be set in thinset.
gaudy28 2 years ago 12
I agree gaudy28. Install the whole board in thin set and also fiber mesh tape/thinset all the joints. That little caulk made me laugh out loud.
Rspringscabin 2 years ago 2
walls move on the second floor a mortar bed is as useless as tile grout for a water joint.
datzfast 2 years ago
@gaudy28 Can I attach a cement board to a plastered brick wall using thinset + tapcon sscrews? Then tile it...
Ezzequiel2517 1 year ago
@gaudy28 why it needs to be in thinset?
wangbungal 7 months ago
there is a durock knife or wonderboard knife you want to use, not drywall blade.....Durock/ Wonderboard eats up blades like no tomorrow.
Spahi77 2 years ago
actually yo can do a whole room with 3 blades, at 10 cents apeice big deal.
datzfast 2 years ago
can u use regular drywall screws for the board.
Martirb 3 years ago
yes you can, however they tend to rust, not good long term.....usually Home Depot carries these screws, and they go by brand name of Rock-It
Spahi77 2 years ago
were do u get that??
radiation102494 3 years ago
anywhere. lowe's home depot any builders supply
sharkyandmywheel 3 years ago