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Wainscoting w/ Tile - Cement Backerboard or just Greenboard?

dabretty
10 years ago

Hello -

So my wife and I are redoing our master bathroom. One of the things my wife would like is for a wall to contain wainscoting in the form of medium-sized subway tile. This wall is not intended to be a "wet" surface by any means, any moreso than the rest of the bathroom (subject to humidity, etc).

Instead of greenboard (moisture resistant drywall), should we instead be considering a cement backerboard for behind this tile (cement backerboard directly to studs)? It is a decent sized area (~8' wide by ~4' high), and I'm wondering if we should consider such a backerboard to increase the longevity of the tile surface?

Thanks for any help/suggestions!

Brett

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