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Tue, Aug 23, 11 at 10:00
| Is it necessary to place cement board on the wall for a 5" by 12" marble base board? |
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- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Wed, Aug 24, 11 at 8:16
| No. The purpose of cement board on walls is to absorb water that splashes/seeps through the tile (namely in showers). It's unlikely that your baseboard will receive a lot of splashing. :-) Same goes for wall tile or backsplashes: you can thinset right to the drywall, no cement board needed. The purpose of cement board on floors is different: it serves to isolate the tile from the movements of the wood subfloor. |
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