Jonaddis84
New Member
Hello, I have an interesting problem Im hoping you can help me with.
I am tiling a 5'x5' shower. There is a pocket door that protrudes into one of the shower walls. There is about 16" of wall outside the shower until you get to the door frame.
I am using Hardiboard 500 for the shower wall backing. When I was looking at it today I realized that if I end the Hardiboard at the shower, I will have a cement board/drywall joint that is at the pocket door support. That pocket door support is very weak and flexible.
So, the two options I came up with, maybe there are more...
1. End the cement board there and have a seam between it and drywall and hope for the best.
2. Continue the Hardiboard all the way to the door frame, then texture/paint it just like drywall. Their website actually specifies that it CAN be textured/painted same as sheetrock. My concern here is moisture wicking through the cement board and softening the paint. I would surely use a high quality bathroom paint, and probably even prime at least this one area.
Thoughts?
I am tiling a 5'x5' shower. There is a pocket door that protrudes into one of the shower walls. There is about 16" of wall outside the shower until you get to the door frame.
I am using Hardiboard 500 for the shower wall backing. When I was looking at it today I realized that if I end the Hardiboard at the shower, I will have a cement board/drywall joint that is at the pocket door support. That pocket door support is very weak and flexible.
So, the two options I came up with, maybe there are more...
1. End the cement board there and have a seam between it and drywall and hope for the best.
2. Continue the Hardiboard all the way to the door frame, then texture/paint it just like drywall. Their website actually specifies that it CAN be textured/painted same as sheetrock. My concern here is moisture wicking through the cement board and softening the paint. I would surely use a high quality bathroom paint, and probably even prime at least this one area.
Thoughts?