{"id":9170,"date":"2025-09-16T16:06:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=9170"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:13:58","slug":"backerboard","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/glossary\/backerboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Backerboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_cde70a188ab7ba9ae709f163ff7a402f\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">gypsum<\/span> wallboard designed to be the first layer in a multiple-layer wall system or the base layer to which acoustical ceiling <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_4d4a4007fb65da40a331a1f846242f5c\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>tile<\/span> is applied. <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_e0df3f239636f0ffa88cc290fd917cb1\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Backerboard<\/span> is also referred to as backing board, <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_3a4b29645f399f954f7c7d98b703125a\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">cement board<\/span>, or Hardibacker board. <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_e0df3f239636f0ffa88cc290fd917cb1\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Backerboard<\/span> is recommended for under <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_4d4a4007fb65da40a331a1f846242f5c\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>tile<\/span> projects using electric radiant heating wires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_cde70a188ab7ba9ae709f163ff7a402f\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">gypsum<\/span> wallboard designed to be the first layer in a multiple-layer wall system or the base layer to which acoustical ceiling <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_4d4a4007fb65da40a331a1f846242f5c\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">tile<\/span> is applied. <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_e0df3f239636f0ffa88cc290fd917cb1\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Backerboard<\/span> is also referred to as backing board, <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_3a4b29645f399f954f7c7d98b703125a\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">cement board<\/span>, or Hardibacker board. <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_e0df3f239636f0ffa88cc290fd917cb1\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Backerboard<\/span> is recommended for under <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_4d4a4007fb65da40a331a1f846242f5c\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">tile<\/span> projects using electric radiant heating wires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9170","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Backerboard | Warmzone Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/glossary\/backerboard\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Backerboard | Warmzone Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A gypsum wallboard designed to be the first layer in a multiple-layer wall system or the base layer to which acoustical ceiling tile is applied. 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