Can hardibacker board withstand firepit heat?
Sunday, 28. February 2010
Plan to buy an octagon fire pit kit, and fasten hardibacker, then thinset then typical fireplace stone. The interior of the firepit will be steel, so no direct flame on the cement board. Can the cement board and adhesion of the stone handle the heat with typical thinset, or is there some other product(s) I should consider?
How thick is the stone? How far from the fire will the wall be? Are you burning wood or something else? There are several products that people call handibacker, which one are you talking about? There is one that is pressed board and I wouldn’t use that, I would use one made out of cement. You also called it cement board, so I think you are on to the right stuff.
That other guy Says:
How thick is the stone? How far from the fire will the wall be? Are you burning wood or something else? There are several products that people call handibacker, which one are you talking about? There is one that is pressed board and I wouldn’t use that, I would use one made out of cement. You also called it cement board, so I think you are on to the right stuff.
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M M Says:
It will work. Use the hardi board. I would attach the tile with cement mortar rather than thinset. If you have the space, a self-furring metal lathe would insure good attachment of the tile.
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Maness Contracting, Inc. Wheeling, WV