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Removing Backer Board from Shower Stall Video

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Uploaded by on Dec 29, 2009

Mark Donovan of HomeAdditionPlus.com shows how to remove backer board from a shower stall.

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  • I'm curious as to how long backer boards have been around. My house was built in 1960 with ceramic tile in the shower, were contractors using backer boards back then?

  • @mcdavidhome100 To be honest I'm not sure, but I have used it for at least the last 15 years.

  • I am not sure why backer board was removed .There seems to be no water damage and looks structurally sound ?

  • @drumspeak5 It was in rough shape. Punched a number of holes in it while removing the tiles. Also needed to put in a membrane liner so I needed to remove the bottom half of it to do it right.

  • Hello... Is there a way to attach cement boards directly to a brickwall? I was thinking "glueing" it with thinset, then securing with tapcons... Or should I go with furring strips

  • I would attach 1"x3" furring strips to the brick wall using tapcon anchors and liquid nails. I would then fasten the cement board to the furing strips with non-corrosive screws and liquid nails.

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  • I want to do this with the shower in my 1949 house. But I am betting that removing the backer is not going to be as simple as easily removing screws.

  • excellent video, im doing a bathroom and all advise has been great keep up the great info !!!! .... TOP JOB !!! (australia)

  • @HomeAdditionPlus Thanx for the advice!

  • My shower removal is much messier than shown. They used plain plywood behind the shower tiles.

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