original_and_amusing OP t1_j9rsv9k wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:29 AM

Reply to comment by DickeyDooEd in I made a mistake with shower framing, looking for suggestion by original_and_amusing

Thanks for your suggestion. I'm not set on cement board, it was just my understanding of what I should use. I was thinking of hiring someone to do the tile so maybe I'll pass over your suggestion to them.

loganab13 t1_j9rund4 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:42 AM

Cement board is more than sufficient. The other options are nice and a lot easier to work with, but are also a lot more expensive. I’ve been in some form of residential or commercial construction for nearly two decades and 95% of the tile jobs in bathrooms had cement board behind them. Make sure your tile guy tapes the seams with fiber mesh and floats the joints with thinset and you won’t have any issues.