A tile backer board has 29 wt % to 40 wt % of a magnesium oxide dry powder containing 80 wt % to 98 wt % of magnesium oxide, 14 wt % of 18 wt % of a magnesium chloride dissolved in water; 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of a stabilizing material with a phosphorus-containing compound, reacting into an amorphous phase cementitious material. The phosphorus-containing compound is a phosphorous acid (A) or a phosphoric acid (B). 0.1 wt % to 30 wt % of an aggregate is added and then a reinforcing component is mixed in or the cement is poured onto the reinforcing component forming a tile backer board.

A process to make a tile backer board includes using a stabilizing material with a phosphorus-containing compound, reacting magnesium containing starting materials into an amorphous phase cementitious material, and adding 0.1 wt % to 30 wt % of an aggregate and a reinforcing component by mixing in or pouring over the reinforcing component and allowing the amorphous phase cementitious material to cure into a tile backer board.

A process to make a cementitious material includes blending 29 wt % to 40 wt % of a magnesium oxide dry powder containing 80 wt % to 98 wt % of magnesium oxide based on a final total weight of the cementitious material with 14 wt % to 18 wt % of a magnesium chloride dissolved in water and reacting to form a liquid suspension, mixing from 2 to 10 minutes, adding a phosphorus-containing material, and allowing the liquid suspension to react into an amorphous phase cementitious material. A portion of the amorphous phase cementitious material grows a plurality of crystals. The plurality of crystals is encapsulated by the amorphous phase cementitious material forming a nano-molecular veneer.

A workable self-adhering cementitious composition and method of making and using such a composition. The cementitious composition includes a mixture of portland cement, sand, and an adhesive. The composition forms a workable plaster, with or without added water, that is spreadable over a variety of surfaces, such as interior and exterior walls, roofs, floors, siding, and the like. The composition allows users to spread or stucco over most surfaces regardless of the exterior finish of that surface. Moreover, after a layer of the cementitious composition has cured, it can bond with a second layer, thereby allowing for multiple coats to be applied to any surface.