Fiber Cement Board Joint Compound
Hardiebacker cement board is made better to install better and perform better.
Fiber cement board joint compound. Use on fibre cement sheet or blueboard. Joint compound is used to help provide a seal between the durock panels and to fill the depressions left by either nails or screws during installation. Don t worry if the tile doesn t cover the joint between the cement board and the drywall. Use dunlop coloured render texture coat as a decorative finish over fibre cement sheet or blueboard.
Self adhesive fiberglass drywall joint tape mesh fiflexmesh fiberglass joint tape mesh made fiflexmesh fiberglass joint tape mesh made from woven fiberglass fibers is the ideal material for joining plaster boards repairing cracks and damages interior and exterior wall repairing and decoration of modern buildings. This type of wall material can be finished just like ordinary drywall using joint tape and joint compound. Don t apply joint compound where tile will cover the cement board. Gypsum board cement fiber board.
If you plan to finish the joint for painting use regular lightweight joint compound for the top coats after the mortar hardens. Hand or mechanical tool application. Store at 13 35 degreec. It s high tensile excellent alkaline resistance.
Instead of using drywall joint compound to embed the tape in the cement board you should use thin set mortar. It s available at home centers setting type compound is stronger and more water resistant than the type that hardens by drying. Is it resistant to sunlight. A ready mix drying type joint compound.
Durock cement boards are a type of drywall reinforced with cement for a harder surface. That s why it was named the most preferred brand of backer board by tile installers and contractors according to the 2019 tile and stone report conducted by clearseas research in partnership with the national tile contractors association and tile magazine. This flexible premixed compound has excellent adhesion and is easy to use. Dunlop fc jointing compound is suitable for jointing fibre cement sheet and blueboard prior to coating with a decorative finish.
Just finish it with a setting type joint compound which comes in 25 lb.