Mud and drywall tape used on cement board
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Mud and drywall tape used on cement board
Hello!
The handyman who installed the cement board around my bathtub
used mud and drywall mesh tape.
I found out this is not correct after he was finished.
The guide reads "Joining Fill joints with latex-fortified mortar or Type 1 organic adhesive and immediately embed alkali resistant, fiberglass mesh joint tape.
No tiles on yet. I was thinking just to paint over everything with a sealer before the tiles are put on.
Should I try to peal the mesh and mud off and redo the edges and corners? ...or just leave it and paint with a sealer?
The handyman who installed the cement board around my bathtub
used mud and drywall mesh tape.
I found out this is not correct after he was finished.
The guide reads "Joining Fill joints with latex-fortified mortar or Type 1 organic adhesive and immediately embed alkali resistant, fiberglass mesh joint tape.
No tiles on yet. I was thinking just to paint over everything with a sealer before the tiles are put on.
Should I try to peal the mesh and mud off and redo the edges and corners? ...or just leave it and paint with a sealer?
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Hot Mud - not
Hi XSleeper
Thank you for replying -
I looked up what Hot Mud is and the handyman
who did the cement board used a ready mix, not a powder - I
believe the Hot Mud is mixed- I had to look up what Hot Mud is.
So he didn't use that.
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Thank you for replying -
I looked up what Hot Mud is and the handyman
who did the cement board used a ready mix, not a powder - I
believe the Hot Mud is mixed- I had to look up what Hot Mud is.
So he didn't use that.
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Hot mud or setting compound comes in powder, the 2 most common brands are Durabond and EasySand. They are not water soluble. Mud that comes in a bucket [premixed] is water soluble.
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If you are dissolving the drywall mud, use thinset and the correct tape on any joints between boards and in the corners. Thinset mixed from a powder, not a ready mixed thinset. To clarify, it's OK to blend the edges of the cement board where it abuts to drywall with joint compound and regular/mesh tape. This is usually where the bullnose tile will overlap onto the drywall.