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backing board
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backing board [′bakĀ·iŋ ‚bȯrd]
(building construction)
In a suspended acoustical ceiling, a flat sheet of gypsum board to which acoustical tile is attached by adhesive or mechanical means.

backing board
In a suspended acoustical ceiling, a flat sheet of gypsum board to which acoustical tile is attached by adhesive or mechanical means.


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The water-based painting sits on a 5/8-inch concrete backer board.
Next up was the endless discussions on tile size, shape, colour, grout colour, grout flexibility, backer board, which always left me thinking: "There are children starving in Africa, can't we save them or the planet, these are important issues, not how big a tile is.
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