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David Axt, AIA, CCS, CSI
Senior Member
Username: david_axt
Post Number: 1091
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 05:22 pm: |    |
For tile substrates I have seem both "backing board" and "backer board". Which is correct? |
Steven Bruneel, AIA, CSI-CDT, LEED-AP
Senior Member
Username: redseca2
Post Number: 233
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 05:28 pm: | |
Tile Council of North America (TCNA) uses backer board.
Sometimes getting everyone on board to use the right terminology is impossible. "Curtain Wall" versus "Window Wall" is an example where even an expert will manage to use both words expressing a single thought. In those cases I define them in the spec as interchangeable. |
David Axt, AIA, CCS, CSI
Senior Member
Username: david_axt
Post Number: 1092
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 05:39 pm: | |
But CSI MasterFormat 2004 uses "backing boards". |
Steven Bruneel, AIA, CSI-CDT, LEED-AP
Senior Member
Username: redseca2
Post Number: 234
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 06:57 pm: | |
ANSI uses "backING surfaces" when discussing the broad subject of suitable substrates to receive tile. But when they focus down to individual types, they refer to "cementitous backER units".
You can tell this is my off Friday. |
Dale Roberts CSI, CCPR, CTC
Senior Member
Username: dale_roberts_csi
Post Number: 81
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2010 - 11:57 am: | |
In the 2010 Tile Council of North America Handbook (TCNA) it refers to Backer Boards for all CBU, Fiber cement, Coated Glass mat, Cementitous Coated Foam boards. I believe in the 2011 editions you will see it listed as Backerboard (all one word). |
Randall A Chapple, AIA, SE, CCS, LEED AP
Senior Member
Username: rachapple
Post Number: 36
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2010 - 05:26 pm: | |
MasterFormat really likes "ing" words such as roofing, tiling etc. |
Justatim
Junior Member
Username: justatim
Post Number: 2
Registered: 04-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 07:30 am: | |
Backerboarding anyone? |
Lynn Javoroski CSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 1053
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 11:06 am: | |
Only when the surf is up... |
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Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 11:18 am: | |
To the original question-- either! |
Richard L Matteo, AIA, CSI, CCS
Senior Member
Username: rlmat
Post Number: 385
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 07:56 pm: | |
I call it Tile Backer Board
I don't like "ing" words like "tiling" or "Carpeting"
Spell Check doesn't like "Backerboard" |
Sheldon Wolfe
Senior Member
Username: sheldon_wolfe
Post Number: 406
Registered: 01-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 11:20 pm: | |
Spell check doesn't like specifier. |
Lynn Javoroski CSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 1054
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 09:33 am: | |
You DO know that you can add to the dictionary, don't you? You can force Spell Check to "like" any word you want...just be careful that you don't add a word that might be mistaken for something else later. |
Sheldon Wolfe
Senior Member
Username: sheldon_wolfe
Post Number: 407
Registered: 01-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 10:11 am: | |
Just got a new computer, so I'm rebuilding the dictionary. I'm sure I could have brought the old one forward, but it's too late now. I forgot how funny some of the suggestions are! |
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