How To Cut Concrete Wall Board

If your cut doesn t need to be exact use a cold chisel and hand sledge to cut the concrete.

How to cut concrete wall board.

Cut with score and snap the simplest way to cut concrete wallboard or cement backer board is not to use power tools at all. Durock is simply a brand of cement board. In fact most are no. A circular saw with a masonry blade can also be used to either score or completely cut through the block.

It is inexpensive convenient and is long lasting because the cement doesn t rot like other materials. Then place a straightedge along the line and drag either a drywall utility knife or a scoring tool. In this video i will share some tips on how to install cement board on a wall. Score the length of the cut three or four times with the chisel.

Not all walls are square with another wall or the ceiling. Cement board is a strong and durable material that is great for projects like tiling flooring and countertops. Lay your cement board flat and draw a line with a carpenter s pencil where you intend to cut. But you ll need to cut it down to size and here s how.

Cement backer board is a diyer s friend it will let you lay down tile without using a thick bed of mortar. If working on a vertical job like cutting into a concrete retaining wall then water can be trickier to employ.