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    Apr 3, 2008, 10:26 AM
    Backer board to use around fireplace
    I have a brick fireplace, I want to change it to tile. Do I use a cement backer board around fireplace over brick as opposed to regular drywall?
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    Apr 3, 2008, 12:37 PM
    You can. I would never use drywall.
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    Dec 4, 2013, 12:11 PM
    I have a Bis Panorama, airtight, wood burning fireplace. I studded the surround with metal studs and closed in with Durock New Generation cement board right up to the metal sides of the stove. I recently read that the NFPA does not consider the cement board a non-combustible. I contacted USG and they told me they do not recommend board products next to a fireplace. They also said the board was fired rated to 125 degrees F.. . I'M CONFUSED ! I thought that was the whole reason to use cement board.

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