Cory, can't help you on the tile but about the issues with the hardi, if it fell apart from exposure to moisture, then there would be something to complain about. If the walls got moldy, if the stud cavities got water in them, mastic behind the tiles washed away, expect that from any cement board. No moisture barrier behind or applied to the surface means you never waterproofed your walls and all the cement boards will let water go through, mastic or premixed thinsets of you used them on the wet areas of the walls, expect big issues with them, and if you built a bench and did not provide any surface waterproofing, once again, big problem there. Why not start a new thread of your own, post a couple picks and figure out what went wrong. Maybe what you were told about what to expect from the hardi was way off base. All cement bards are unaffected by water, but that's a far cry from waterproof. Use the same methods with another board and you will have the same results. |