Meaning of backerboard | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A board used behind or under other material, often as support.
   countable, uncountable
2. Boards used as underlayment for tile, plaster, or other materials.
   countable, uncountable
3. A sacrificial board placed behind or under a board being drilled or sawn, so as to prevent blowouts. (Usually scrap ends reused for such purpose.)
   countable, uncountable
4. Sheets of cardboard or similar material used to preserve or display books, magazines, art prints, etc.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“A tile setter mounts colorful American-Olean ceramic tile on a new gypsum backerboard in a motel bathroom...”

“Ceramic tile has a well-deserved reputation as a durable material, but neither tile, nor cement backerboard, nor latex thinset or grout, can be relied upon to provide waterproofing protection.”

“There are all sorts of different tile backer board products out there. Some are cement-based, some are gypsum-based, and others have a mix of ingredients.”

“Dear Tim: What you call backerboard might be something entirely different from what I call backerboard. I'm quite concerned that you don't really have a waterproof backerboard since you said it crumbled. Technically, you have a board that is backing up tile, so I guess you can call it backerboard.”

“Campos likes this shop not only because it's just a few blocks from his Glendale home but because of the little extras that Brown throws in, like wrapping each comic book with a backer board in a plastic protective sleeve.”

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