Are you sure the chipboard is 20mm and not 18mm.
Hardiebacker cement board screws.
There are not many part threaded 25mm screws so if you go away from hardie you will need to pre drill.
Hardiebacker cement board is made better to install better and perform better.
The boards are fixed to the subfloor surface with screws and nails installed every 200mm 15mm apart from the edges of the board and 50mm from its corners.
Cement board screws are designed for attaching hardiebacker or equivalent fiber cement backerboard to wood or light gauge steel studs.
Position the screws at least 1 2 inch but no more than 2 inches from the edge of the sheet.
A 50mm alkaline resistant fibatape should be added over the joints and the tiles installed onto the boards.
Serrated head star drive cement board screws 100 pack the backer on 2 1 4 in.
That s why it was named the most preferred brand of backer board by tile installers and contractors according to the 2019 tile and stone report conducted by clearseas research in partnership with the national tile contractors association and tile magazine.
The backer on 1 1 4 cement board screws are designed for attaching hardiebacker or equivalent fiber cement backer board to wood or light gauge steel studs br.
Screw the hardiebacker into the floor using 1 inch backerboard screws and using one screw every 8 inches.
Drive the screws in so that the heads are slightly below the surface of the backerboard sheet.
Offset the interior screws so they are staggered with the outer screws and make sure no screws are closer than two inches from the edge.
Three by five hardiebacker sheets have dots to indicate where the screws should be set.
Backer on s patented serrated head design countersinks for flush seating at any angle providing a smooth surface for tile.
Why can t i get screws to sit flush with the hardiebacker cement board.
Be sure to use the specified screws 1 1 4 no 8 18 by 3 8 hd hi lo s or s 12 for metal studs ribbed phil wafer head self drilling corrosion resistant screws.
Drill screws through the backerboard sheets every 6 to 8 inches.
Cement board attached to plywood or similar underlayment will hold with only 1 1 4 inch screws.
Backer on 9 x 1 1 4 in zinc plated star drive interior cement board screws 750 count.
9 x 2 1 4 in.
The screws that you are using do not have the power to rout out the material in order for the screw head to sit flush.
Hardie screws are only part threaded so that the board is pulled down onto the floor below and the screws cut their own countersink.