How To Cut Concrete Wall Board

Cutting hollow concrete block first score the line.

How to cut concrete wall board.

If working on a vertical job like cutting into a concrete retaining wall then water can be trickier to employ. It is inexpensive convenient and is long lasting because the cement doesn t rot like other materials. 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.

Then place a straightedge along the line and drag either a drywall utility knife or a scoring tool. Lay your cement board flat and draw a line with a carpenter s pencil where you intend to cut. Not all walls are square with another wall or the ceiling. Score the length of the cut three or four times with the chisel.

In this video i will share some tips on how to install cement board on a wall. But you ll need to cut it down to size and here s how. Durock is simply a brand of cement board. Cement backer board is a diyer s friend it will let you lay down tile without using a thick bed of mortar.

Cut with score and snap the simplest way to cut concrete wallboard or cement backer board is not to use power tools at all. Ask a friend to spray water on the slab of concrete as you work or nix this step.