I built some outside islands for a friend, and now after the tops are tiled, they decided it was going to cost too much to tile all the sides. Can they leave the concrete board exposed, and paint it? I’m thinking exterior plywood, or mdf, and then paint. Any thoughts? I tried to attach a picture, good luck with that.
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I have some trash cans sitting on some cement board scraps..........at least a yr.
Look the same as they did when I placed them there to keep the leaves off the bottom of the const. cans.
A greasy spoon put it on the exterior block walls, then mudded and did a sort of knock down texture on that. Been 15/20 yrs easy. Still looks good and the home fries are still greasy.
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Edited 6/16/2009 9:37 pm ET by calvin
Hey, that's kind of what I was thinking too, about some kind of stucco looking finish. Maybe we'll try that, thanks.
Best of luck. Make note that my limited experience is not to be taken as gospel on whether or not the cement board will perform to their expectations. Proper sealing and care to keep the substrate dry will go along way to make this work.
If they wish to go to tile later, best not do anything that'll screw you over in the end.A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
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I laid a piece of Hardi on my garbage can slab a year or so ago. Finally deiced to make the effort to lean over far enough to throw it in one of the cans. It was like picking up a wet noodle. It was bone dry, hadn't rained in months but the Hardi had no structure left at all.
Funny -- I use a leftover scrap of Hardi underlayment to cover my AC condenser unit outdoors. It's been outside for two+ years now -- on the unit all winter under rain/ice/snow, and leaning up under the porch stairs (but exposed to the elements) every other season. Still like new.Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PAEverything fits, until you put glue on it.
Yup, must be the northern air.
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Either that or the beer -- it makes a nice table. ;-)Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PAEverything fits, until you put glue on it.
You must be using chinese hardi...Something is only impossible... Until it isn't...You are always welcome at Quittintime
I did a repair to my shed using Hardiboard about a year ago. As expected, it's holding up fine. I think the biggest risk to exposed concrete board is physical damage such as nicks and dings, but the stuff should hold up the elements with no problem.