I just bought a nice piece of 1/2 inch backerboard (Hardieboard?) to repair the lower half of my shower, where some tiles were coming loose. I measured the size pieces that I needed, scored the board nice and deep, and went to snap it, just as I've seen in several videos. AND..... The bugger crumbled elsewhere, and not on the score line. :wall: So: HOW in the name of God's Green Earth do I get this stuff to snap where I WANT it to snap? I really don't want to have to use a saw, because I don't want to crumble the board edge, stir up a cloud of silica dust, or dull a bunch of blades. I can't afford $120+ for a pair of cement board shears that I might only use once or twice. I see other people on line snapping this stuff. Why won't it do it for me? I tried taking a waste piece and scoring it even more deeply. No dice. Useless random shards. What is my error? Insult to injury: Behind the old cement board that I took out was....insulation?? And a few smaller studs, but nothing standard. The oldf board was secured by 2 1/2" nails. Really?? Arrrgh!!! Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -kes/ff

I've been searching for a few days now for a good "how to" on match existing wall textures to a new wall, but cannot seem to find a real good how to that replicates what is on my walls. I built a pantry in my kitchen over the weekend and have the drywall up. I am going to start taping the next few nights, but I don't know what to do from there. I really want the pantry walls to match the rest of the kitchen/house wall texture, but all I seem to find on the internet are knockdown texture, popcorn and orange peel types. I took some picture of the walls in the hallway and our bedroom for reference. Can anyone identify the texture "style" and point me in the right direction on matching? Thanks