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After years of building houses, Gary Myatt was ready to hang up the hammer. At 70 years old, he decided he wanted to build one more home for his family that would last for generations to come. So Gary set out to build a 6-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom house in the mountains of central California.
Surprised by the costs of trades in the area, he decided some things are best done himself. Gary has laid plenty of tile in his life and knew that was work he could take pride in. He knew he wanted a rigid, cementitious substrate to set his tile to, but that was only one of several considerations:
- A pre-waterproofed board would eliminate some work and allow him to speed up the installation.
- The larger the board, the fewer seams he would have to treat and the fewer points of failure, so he wanted a 4′ x 8′ board.
- With 70-year-old knees and three upstairs showers, he needed a board light enough to carry himself.
His efforts to find a product that met those criteria led him to discover Triton Waterproof Backer board (WPBK). The Triton inside sales team helped identify a local Daltile as his nearest distributor and helped him get the material. Daltile has long carried Triton’s 3′ x 5′ WPBK in their distribution centers for easy accessibility, but the 4′ x 8′ size is a new offering. With the help of the local branch, Gary got his material quickly and got to work.
From the first shower, he knew he had found the right material. “It’s rigid, takes water without deteriorating, easy to cut, and lighter than concrete board,” Gary reported. And as for handling the material up the stairs? Gary shared, “I appreciate that it’s stout and not as light as the foam board products. As mentioned, I am 70 and was able to handle the 4′ x 8′ sheets by myself.”
With the showers finished, Gary is on to the next phase of his build, confident that the walls behind his tile will hold up for the generations he’s building this home for.
Gary’s checklist is a good summary of what Triton WPBK offers any tile installer. It comes pre-waterproofed, so there’s one less step between framing and tile. The 4′ x 8′ sheets mean fewer seams to treat. The MgO core is rigid enough to give tile a solid base but lighter than Portland cement board, so one person can carry and hang it. It resists mold and moisture; and because it’s crystalline silica-free, you don’t need special dust control equipment to cut it.
Whether you’re a pro working through a full schedule of bathrooms or building one last home for your family, WPBK is available in 3′ x 5′ and 4′ x 8′ sheets through Triton’s distributors. To find your nearest distributor, visit triton-mgo.com/find-a-distributor/ or call Triton at 1-888-348-4366.
