There is a post asking if durock is a good material. Nobody is answering and my thoughts did not post. Anybody use this?
My 2 cents is that it looked, on video, too cushioned to use for tile.
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Sorry, I replied to this thread by mistake!
Note that "Durock" and
Note that "Durock" and "Durock membrane" are two different things. The former is a brand of cement board tile backer. The latter is an isolation membrane.
Durock tile backer was one of the first of its type and has a good track record. Isolation membranes have been around for 15 years or so and, to my knowledge, have a good track record. Don't know about Durock membrane in particular.
In general, using a membrane is not necessary, but is strongly recommended if tiling over concrete that is not 110% sound.