| Wet areas of the home use water resistant | | | | cement board doesn't bend. |
| green-board instead of regular wallboard on the walls. | | | | In a combination tub-shower, the tile extends up the |
| Green-board is resistant to water and helps assure | | | | wall as does the cement board which the tile is |
| the homeowner that there will be less leaking of | | | | adhered to. In a soaking bathtub, with no shower, it |
| water in those areas. | | | | only needs a foot or so above the tub with tile that |
| Kitchens typically do not use green-board because | | | | is placed on cement board both above the tub and |
| they aren't considered a problem area, but bathroom | | | | below it. Of course, some people extend the tile up |
| showers and tubs have the greatest potential for | | | | higher simply because they like the appearance, in |
| splashing water on walls and water eventually | | | | which case the cement board is extended |
| penetrating into the wallboard and saturating it. | | | | proportionately. |
| Tile is put onto cement board rather than | | | | The pre-molded shower-tub combination is installed |
| green-board because it is firm and doesn't bend. It is | | | | over green-board, since using it doesn't depend on |
| necessary to seal the grout used with tile, to prevent | | | | sturdy backing. It doesn't need a cement base either, |
| leaks around tile. Cement board is not water | | | | since the base is premolded. Having used all these |
| resistant. If you don't know about these things, it is | | | | types of showers, I give a hearty vote for faux |
| best to leave it to the professionals. | | | | marble because of the easy cleaning after each |
| Green-board is used with faux marble which is | | | | shower by using a squeegie. The only problem is |
| installed custom fit at the time of installation. | | | | convincing everyone who uses the shower to clean |
| The shower base for faux marble doesn't use | | | | the walls after each shower. |
| cement board but the base is lined with cement | | | | Knowing that the chance of the shower leaking is nill, |
| which is mixed and cast in place. The outside edge of | | | | it gives the homeowner confidence with less worry |
| the shower base is higher than the drain and it has to | | | | about possible repairs in the future. |
| be shaped so there is proper drainage. | | | | In any case, green-board or cement board is always |
| Faux marble is so easy to clean. With a window | | | | used in the bathroom, whether in the basement, main |
| squeegie, you can wipe down the walls after each | | | | floor or upstairs. You can always rest assured that in |
| shower, and it is super easy to keep the shower | | | | the modern built home, there is less problem with |
| clean. | | | | water leakage due to the use of green-board around |
| Some people prefer tile in their showers and cement | | | | tubs and showers. |
| board is used in this case for the walls because | | | | |