Marble tile is a very heavy but brittle stone and unprepared diyers may find that they waste a good deal of material through breakage.
Are marble tikes too heavy for walls.
The concrete on the walls is the thicker 1 2 inch board so that it matches the surrounding sheetrock and the board on the floor is a 1 4 thick.
These have been tested to hold well over 60 kgs per square metre and will therefore take even a 20mm thick marble tile and adhesive quite comfortably.
For these reasons most people choose to have pros.
But the same patterns that make marble beautiful can be a real headache to match from tile to tile says daniel dixon a california based tile construction expert.
Cement board is a relatively new technology that combines fiberglass mesh with cement to create panels that can be cut and installed like drywall or.
The only special tool you need is a wet saw with a diamond blade.
There are many ways to prep the walls and floors prior to installing tile.
Add the elegance of natural stone to your bathroom walls for little more than the cost of standard ceramic tiles.
How to lay marble wall tiles on cement board.
Proper preparation of the subfloor is critical and as a natural stone marble is considerably more difficult to cut and drill requiring specialty tools.
Real marble tiles have a beautiful unique look like no other surface with all their whirling patterns and shade variations.