Why should you use hardie board in your home? If you are planning on remodeling your home, your kitchen and bathroom are the two most important rooms in your house to remodel, when thinking of resell in mind. If you want to do the remodel right, the best way is to start at heart of your home by gutting to the studs.
Any area in your home that may be exposed to any water, moisture, or humidity is the perfect candidate for hardie board. Hardie board is impermiable to water, making it resist the build up of mildew, mold and bacteria in your walls. Replacing any drywall in your bathroom that is in direct contact with water, with Hardie Board, really is a must do in any remodel.
Area’s in a bathroom that are not in direct contact with water can be covered with a water resistant dry wall and will be fine. Hardie Board comes in 2 different thicknesses, 1/4″ and 1/2″. The half inch hardi board is for use on walls in bathtub surrounds, back splashes, and any other vertical surface. Quarter inch hardi board can be used on walls as well, however it should have a backing behind it. Simply meaning that a 1/4″ hardi board should not be attached with nails, or screws, directly to studs on a 16″ center. Quarter inch hardi board is not strong enough to keep itself from breaking with no support behind it. This makes thinner hardi a better candidate for floors.
Hardie board in the kitchen is not quite as important, but is still good to use, in areas such as the backsplash and counter tops. Hardie board is great to use around fireplaces in your homes are well because of its awesome strength it can hold the weight of brick, stone, granite, and marble. When using hardie board remember that although it is strong, it can be brittle at the same time. So having support under it is important. Any edges need to end over a stud and be screwed securely ever 8 inches.
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