How Do You Install Hardi Backerboard Tile?
If you’re tiling a bathroom, installing Hardi backerboard first will give you a level surface on which to tile. Remove the old floor so you can lay backerboard down on the original plywood. This will give you a smooth surface and eliminate any possibility of the floor rising up underneath your backerboard in the future. If you are dealing with carpet or wood, remove the carpet and pad, or the wood, and the staples or nails. If you’re working with linoleum, scrape the old flooring off. Place your backerboard. Cut the board around any obstructions with an X-Acto knife. Screw the backerboard to the floor with backerboard screws. Drive the screws down into the board so that the board is level throughout your tiling area, and there are no screw heads sticking out. Apply mastic with a trowel, starting in a corner. Lay the tile as you go until the entire area is covered. Let the tile sit for a couple of hours while the mastic sets. Unless you have a lot of experience laying tile, use tile spa
