Attaching Durock Cement Board to Wall

[sesro1978]

Hi-

Since I'll be building a wall shield for our wood stove (with 1" air gap), I got to wondering...

What's the best way to attach the 1/2" Durock cement board to the wall? Can I use the ceramic spacer kits and go through the Durock and into the wall studs with screws? Would metal studs be better - attaching those to the studs as furring strips - then the Durock to the metal studs? Something else?

Thanks for any help!

 

[begreen]

Yes, they make ceramic spacers for this purpose or you could make your own out of sections of 3/8" copper pipe. Or easier yet, snap off 3" wide, 3' or 5' long strips of the 1/2" Durock and pair them up to use as 1" thick vertical furring strips on the studs.

 

[sesro1978]

Yes, they make ceramic spacers for this purpose or you could make your own out of sections of 3/8" copper pipe. Or easier yet, snap off 3" wide, 3' or 5' long strips of the 1/2" Durock and pair them up to use as 1" thick vertical furring strips on the studs.

So, sounds like just about any non-combustible material would work as a spacer; makes sense!

Thanks @begreen!