Talk:Cement board

painting cement board
When using cement board on exterior applications can it be painted and how best to paint ie water based or oil primer,etc.

Ken —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.208.251.22 (talk) 16:17, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Composition
What is it made of? At one point we are told cement and glass fibre, at another cement and wood flakes. Biscuittin (talk) 23:27, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * There seem to be 3 different fibre ingredients: glass fibre, cellulose fibre and wood flakes. Are they all called Cement board and how can one distinguish between them? Biscuittin (talk) 10:22, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

The term "waterproof" does not apply to cement boards. All portland cement or fiber cement based boards are water resistant only. The term waterproof is reserved for a building material that will offer a. no absorption of water, b. no capillarity of water, c. no wicking of water towards other members of a structure (where damage could occur). The term water resistance is used when materials will not deteriorate in water immersion but they are still not necessarily waterproof. Source: Tile Council of North America "Handbook for Ceramic Tile Installations 2011" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.64.8.206 (talk) 22:20, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Why it is called Bison boards?
In Indian Markets cement board of this type are called Bison board. I would like to know why they are called that? Can anybody explain in this article about etymology of this term? Pathare Prabhu (talk) 14:03, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Duraskirt
I came across a product called that should also be considered under the title cement board. Duraskirt comes in sheets for use as skirting for mobile homes and is made for exterior use subject to freeze thaw and severe weather conditions. You should take a look. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.157.79.55 (talk) 00:49, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Add section describing how and when it was developed
I think we need a section talking about what was used before cement board was developed and related topics. Will (Talk - contribs) 05:43, 2 August 2020 (UTC)