How To Cut Cement Backer Board

Score and snap thinner sheets.

How to cut cement backer board. Mark a straight line with a carpenter s pencil where you want to cut. The simplest way to cut cement backer board is to score the surface and snap the sheet along the scored line similar to the way you d cut drywall. Set the depth of the blade to extend 1 2 inch 1 3 cm below the board. Cut with an.

In fact you can use a drywall utility knife to score backer board but a better option is a carbide tipped scoring tool. In this video i ll go over five of the most commonly used methods to cut cement board to. Connect strait to studs with backer it will hold up decades longer. Cut with score and snap.

Set the board front side. One of the easiest techniques used to cut cement backer board is to score the sheet and then snap it along the cut line. Put it on sheetrock in a wet location it will wick water into the rock the sheet rock will collapsed taking the tile wall with it. Putting cement backer board over drywall deletes the purpose of cement board.

Cut with a circular saw. Cutting cement backerboard especially my preferred brand hardibacker can be difficult and frustrating. The simplest way to cut concrete wallboard. Lay your cement board flat and draw a line with a carpenter s pencil where you intend to cut.

If you re not cutting a straight line. Cut with a jigsaw. Scoring and snapping can be tricky.