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USG DUROCKTM BRAND ULTRALIGHT FOAM TILE BACKERBOARD COMPARISON GUIDE

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USG Durock™ Brand UltraLight Wedi™ Building Panel Schluter®-Kerdi-Board USG Advantage Foam Tile Backerboard

Rugged Thermoplastic Facer Cementitious Coating Specially Treated Paper Thermoplastic facer delivers exceptional strength, toughness, and an extremely low perm rating.

70 psi compressive strength 36 psi compressive 25 psi compressive Higher compressive strength increases support of tile. Two to three times extruded polystyrene foam core strength polystyrene strength extruded stronger than leading competitor. foam core polystyrene foam core

No washers required Washers required Washers required See above materials cost savings for installation without washers.

0.08 perms per ASTM E96 <1.00 perms per ASTM E96 0.36 perms per ASTM E96 Exceeds TCNA requirements of 0.50 perms for steam showers by six times. procedure E procedure E procedure E

Meets International Building Code Meets UL1715 per ASTM E84 Meets NFPA 286 up to USG meets all code approval requirements. Visit usg.com for more details. Requirements up to 2" thick. 1/2" thick per ASTM E84 NFPA 286, ASTM E84

PRODUCT COMPARISON

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USG Durock™ BrandUltraLight FoamTile Backerboard

Wedi™Building Panel

Schluter®-Kerdi-Board

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH ANALYSIS (PSI)PERM RATING

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USG Durock™ BrandUltraLight FoamTile Backerboard

0.08 0.36 70 36 25<1.00

Fastens without washersSaves $2.75 per 4' x 8' panel

Easily waterproof fastener heads with USG Durock™ Brand SealantNo additional membrane patches required, saving $12.50 per 4' x 8' panel

Combines traditional backerboard and waterproofing into one stepSaves time and laborSavings based on pricing obtained fromSchluter® 2015 Illustrated Price List

Schluter® Must use patches over fastenersUSG Simply apply sealant over fastenersSource: Courtesy of Mike Blasko, Creative Tile Eastern CT

INSTALLATION COST COMPARISON

Tested on USG Durock™ Brand and Schluter® 1/2" panels and Wedi™ 1" panels.