I am building a shower. The entrance is framed by 2x4s. On the outside of the shower there is drywall butting up against the 2×4. So, there is only enough room for a 3/4” strip of hardibacker. I’ve tried predrilling and countersinking, but the hardibacker is still breaking at every screw hole. I’m thinking about gluing it down with construction adhesive instead. Thoughts?
Glue instead of screw a 3/4” strip of cement backer board
cement-board
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Best Answer
The solution I came up with was to predrill, just through the cement board, and then using roofing nails. The predrilling and the flat head of the nails kept the cement board from splitting.