Durock® Brand Cement Board | USG Boral ME

Durock® Brand Cement Board

Durock® cement board offers architects, builders and tile contractors a strong, water-durable tile base for tub and shower areas.

Board is readily applied over wood or steel framing spaced 16" o.c. with corrosion-resistant wood or steel screws or hot-dipped galvanized roofing nails. After joints are treated, ceramic wall or floor tile is applied using latex fortified mortar or Type I organic adhesive.

Durock cement board is preferred by many applicators as a base for directly applied finishes, tile, stone and thin-brick used in building exteriors.

Features and Benefits:

- Lightest cement board in the industry
- Environmentally sustainable product—lower weight reduces -embodied energy and embodied emissions
- Water-durable, mold-resistant substrate for high-moisture areas
- Suitable for use in interior or exterior applications
- Will not rot, warp, delaminate or disintegrate
- Easy to cut and fasten
- Noncombustible

Physical Properties:
  • 3 psf for the 5/8'' board
  • 2.4 psf for the 1/2'' board
  • 1.9 psf for the 1/4'' board
    Sustainability:
  • 15.6 % recycled content
  • Applications:
  • Durock cement board can be used for both interior and exterior application
    Sizes:
  • 1/2” x 32” x 5'
  • 1/2” x 36” x 5'
  • 1/2” x 32” x 8'
  • 1/2” x 48” x 8'
  • 5/8” x 36” x 5'
  • 5/8” x 48” x 8'
  • 1/4” x 36” x 5'
  • DUROCK™ cement board Next Gen