Cutting Tile Cement Board

Lay your cement board out on a work table or between two saw horses.

Cutting tile cement board.

Cement breathes allows moisture through and back out. Cutting cement board to size is simple if you have the right tools take the proper precautions and follow the right procedures. Follow along as i cut and install cement board hardiebacker on the shower curb and bathroom floor. But when cutting cement board more teeth in the blade isn t necessary and will just make more dust.

The advent of cement backer board has made it possible for do it yourselfers to lay tile like a pro. Also a case is included for your bit. Connect strait to studs with backer it will hold up decades longer. Before you get started be sure to don both eye goggles.

For use with all spiral saws. Do not use this bit to cut ceramic floor tile and to cut metal. I hope you enjoy this video and it helps you with your f. For use on all major brands of spiral saws.

Cement board is readily available and relatively inexpensive about 10 for a 3 x 5 ft. Start at a 45 angle when cutting into a piece of material. Use the rotozip tile cut zip bit for cutting hard surface items like cement board and for installing bathroom fixtures or ceramic and marble countertops. Bit diameter 1 8 in.

As with any home maintenance project proper protection should be used when cutting cement backer board. For use with all dremel tools. Cuts ceramic wall tile cement board and plaster not for use on floor tile a high speed cutter with a 1 8 in. A word of caution before you begin.

Cuts plaster tile cement board and marble up to 1 in. Cement board commonly sold under trade names such as durock hardiebacker and wonderboard is now the standard underlayment used for ceramic porcelain or stone tile laid with thinset mortar adhesive cement board is used for most floor tile and has all but replaced plywood and drywall backer materials for wall tile applications in wet areas like showers and tub surrounds. And 3 x 5 ft. Cement board is the most common and widely known backer board.

A carbide tipped blade with as few as six teeth will cut cement backer board smoothly and quickly. It is inexpensive convenient and is long lasting because the cement doesn t rot like other materials. Cement board is a strong and durable material that is great for projects like tiling flooring and countertops. 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.