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Can HardieBacker® cement board be installed directly to masonry walls?

April 26, 2017cement directly installed masonry walls

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Can HardieBacker® cement board be installed directly to masonry walls?

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» Yes, in some situations. The boards must be fully bedded on a 6mm notched trowel bed of flexible tile adhesive. The wall should then be drilled and plugged and the boards fixed back to the wall with a suitable screw. (See our Technical Fixing manual for details).