Cement Board Installation - Shower Walls For Tile - COMPLETE TUTORIAL

I like your demonstration, and explanation.

Love these videos! I am in the process of refurbing my bathroom. Currently installing Durarock above the shower surround. I was not sure what to use for joint compound of sorts for this material. Now I do! Thanks Josh! For all you do and share on these videos!

Tell me you didn't use drywall fiber tape for the joints. It has to be alkali resistant fiber tape.

U do e a great job in explaining the process. Great job

Do u samd any of mud that was applied to corners or where boards r butt together

I used utility knife works great but blade gets dull pretty fast

How much gap can you get away with before trying to shim the wall board? I running about a 3/16 gap between stud face and the cement board and what is the preferred method of shimming



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Brotha you are the MF'n man for this video! We are at this very point of our bath/shower remodel and I have so much more confidence in getting it completed soon. Thank you for this man new SUB here!

Great DIY video. Great job!

great video

Great instructional video with some very smart short cut methods, especially for those of us who work alone.

Great video. Please wear lung protection when cutting cement board though.

Thank you

Question, if i stop the cement board on top of the pan, then fill in with thinset from the top of the pan to the cement board..and if water got into the grout would it eventually start wicking water to the cement board? Please correct my ginking if im wrong, but if i stopped the cement board at the top of the pan and didnt fill it in with thinset, but instead broguht the porcelain tile down to the edge of the pan and caulked, wouldnt water have less of a chance to wick to the cement board???

Really should use alkali-resistant mesh tape in showers/ baths. That stuff will absolutely fail in moist environments. Also the kind of thinset matters in moist environments. You should use ANSI A118.1. 👍

Not in california

Congratulations
you did a fantastic job with this video

A really great and informative video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Josh. Every time you mix up some thin set I feel like a peanut butter sandwich for some reason.

Instructions given are clear and easy to understand. Good teacher!

What would be the best way to use cement board with schluter pan

I watch you and I do agree with everything you said about hanging durock in your shower but my question is can I use the same durock that you used in your shower as a siding on the outside walls ?

Great video, how will cement board line up with a water resistant sheetrock on a flat wall?? Also rock the bathroom walls with green board?? Ty jimmy

Good video, good instruction as always
a tip for you the most important personal protection equipment you can wear when cutting concrete board is a mask

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Can anyone tell me why they use durock instead of drywall?

Do you have an install video for installing onto cinder block walls not stud walls?

Do you put cement board on the ceiling of the shower? Or use regular or green drywall? Thanks.

Best videos ever for DIYer bathroom remodeling. 1 question: can i replace parts of the bathroom drywall outside the shower wet area with cement board?
I need to replace some sections located at the bottom of the drywalls. I already finished tiling the shower walls and my shower looks fabulous thanks to your coaching.🙏🏼🙏🏼

Love you man!

Cement dust

I am installing a 30x60 shower that I plan to tile around afterwards.

Two of my walls are framed in, and I plan to use cement board on those. My third wall has two challenges. It has a window that I'll be working around and its made of block. The block was badly gouged and in places has holes knocked in it by a previous renovation.

Is there a good way to lay thin cement board on that wall as well so I have a good surface to attach my tile to?

My first thought was just to tap con it into place and then carry on with the rest of the job, but I'd rather not have to go back and redo it if I'm guessing wrong.

I used 1|4 screws idk if that's ok

Wow very well done 😊

Excelentes videos.

Josh I have a question... when the cement board is touching the shower pan.... how do you water proof it so no water gets to the cement board? I see one video where you put mortar down there. Thanks

I dont know if you will ever see this comment. But i want you to know that you have given me so much confidence to do things in my home on my own. Your video's are so detailed and easy to follow, you add tips and always have the best information. Thanks to you I am remodeling my son's tub/shower combo to a walk in shower. So far I have ripped down the drywall to tile up to the ceiling. I have installed cement boards. I have to change the pvc plumbing to make the drain centered but I'm doing it because of you. Next I will follow your video's to complete the whole process. I would love to show you my progress pictures. THank you more than you know Josh!!

Excellent tutorial!!!!

Sir, your an excellent narrator and teacher, I HAVE A TEACHING CREDENTIAL YOUR DOING GOOD. TELL THEM WHAT YOU WANGTO DO AND SNOW THEM HOW TO DO IG…

Local Code says put board over the bathtub lip and not on top of the lip. Nice video otherwise.

When you mud a pan do you put backer board on before the pan to about 1/2 inch above the OSB floor? or float it slightly above thel mud pan after its done? the mud floor is on roof paper and chicken wire (no Oatey pvc liner)

You're doing great work, my friend, truly appreciate your skills. I wish you continued success. Thanks again for posting amazing content 👍👍

HI Josh. Thanks for the excellent tutorials! Would you please tell me why you started at the top and not at the bottom when placing the backer boards?

Great vid.. when measuring around the bathroom window do you measure to to the very edge of the window frame or a bit beyond .. could you explain how to properly messure

Exelente explication thanks you
I'm from Boston MA

The best video ever about installing cement board

Where is the vapor barrier for moistere?

I am tiling a 12 in tall section above a shower wall that runs even with the bottom of the cement board, would I treat it like the shower pan and thinset and tape where the bottom of the cement board meets the top of the shower wall?