It’s not a wet area. In fact, I might say the opposite. It’s going on the wall behind a newly installed wood stove.
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Use hardibacker (cement board), do not use paper coated drywall, could be a fire hazard behind a wood stove.
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Since it’s not a wet area, any stiff drywall is fine. But / or / sometimes has some flex, which can loosen tiles. Just make sure it’s a good stiff wall. If you have a choice, go with / for stiffness.
No. Any drywall is fine. If it were in a bathroom then you would use greenboard and that helps stop mold from growing. When you tile you can use the adhesive and put up the whole section but when you grout it work a small area at a time. Someone who is new at tiling may not realize how long it takes to properly wipe it down and get all the grout off and once the grout dries its pretty much stuck on like cement! Good luck!
Code in my area calls for using /” fire resistant drywall around wood stoves if it is within ” of the wall if memory serves correctly, was many years ago that I put in a stove.
Call up your building dept tomorrow and ask.
You could probably get away with normal dry wall, but it might be a good idea to get the thicker kind which would support the new tile better.
Make sure the wall is VERY dry and dust free before applying the glue and the tiles.
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Source(s): DoItYourSelfer – + years.
You will be fine using most types, once the tiles are sealed this will be fine.
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