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Adheisve is required for our warranty. It is only there as a void/gap filler and leveller. The type of tile you are using determines which adhesive is suitable and any can be used under the boards. The boards need to be laid brick bond, so no seem goes from one side of the room to another. You...

Hi there HardieBacker installed on a solid timber substrate floor would offer a warranted floor if installed as per our installation guide. 6mm HardieBacker would offer a 10 year limited warranty. The British standard for over boarding a timber floor is minimum 15mm ply. Therefore if you use...

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I can only advise on James Hardie products. As I eluded to earlier in the thread the whole reason for tanking is because the product underneath when it is in contact with water degrades and badly. I understand your view and it's a lot of people's view regarding waterproof. All I've tried to...

The main disadvantage to tanking is actually the weight the wall will hold. If you install 12mm direct to stud, screw every 200mm and tape the joints with our alkaline resistant tape the wall is set to hold 100kg/m2. If you tank it and the tanking kit has a holding weight of lets say 32kg/m2...

The water could only evaporate if the product allowed. Waterproof won't it will only stop the penetration going further. Water resistant will absorb the water and evaporate it. Appreciate the discussion and as you say you're not knocking the product. We are the market leader by some way with on...

If water hits our board through the tile, grout, adhesive etc. Would we agree it's not like that of a running tap? If it hits our board it is absorbed and evaporated it will not travel through to the stud. We have a 48hr saturation rate. It takes that long for our board to be saturated. If the...

Hi sorry to jump on but just had this brought to my attention via Twitter. I'm Luke and work for James Hardie. Just want to clarify a couple of points. 1) the link is not to jameshardie.co.uk so you have the American spec. HardieBacker is water resistant not just moisture resistant. 2) I know...