I have a 2 1/4 inch gap from my hallway to my bed room. I have got the molding but I can't find a way to put it down and make it stay. I have a concrete floor under so I can't nail it, (even though I tried). I have tried Hard as nails glue for lamanite floors, I have tried a hot glue gun. It just seems that nothing will work, so if anyone has any info I would be greatful.
2007-03-09 11:17:20 · 8 answers · asked by cgcop01 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Liquid nails or silicon will work . Put a decent amount of either under the molding and weigh it done for 12 hrs. Either will aloow a good bond and still maintain flexibility need to wood and its moldings. good luck
2007-03-11 15:36:25 · answer #1 · answered by stephenmwells 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All good answers above, but another thought occurs to me: if the glue approach doesn't result in a long-term hold for this narrow strip, one solution might be not to try to set a strip in the gap at all, but to bridge the gap with a wider threshold piece - say, five or six inches, or whatever results in an appearance you like, nicely bevelled on each of its long sides, and set with counter-sunk screws into the floor on either side of the gap (those screw-holes could be filled, of course, if you want the screw-heads to disappear). That's a good-quality fix.
Depending on the piece used, the door-bottom may require trimming, just as would be necessary with the use of thick carpet, etc., and you could still use the narrow piece you have as a spacer in the gap.
2007-03-10 02:27:40 · answer #2 · answered by echolocated 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem and best solution to your question is BULLDOG GLUE. Buy it at your local hardware store. Problem solved. You need a caulking gun to apply it. Place the glue under your laminate strip and a small amout on the cement floor. Place your strip on the glue pressing it in the glue let cure for the cure time on the glue. This will solve your problem!!!
2007-03-09 12:18:02 · answer #3 · answered by Terry H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go get a tube of Liquid Nails "Heavy Construction", and be done with it. Run a couple of large beads and lay your molding in. Be sure to put something heavy on top of the molding for a few hours until it dries or the piece might rise a little.
2007-03-10 08:13:07 · answer #4 · answered by knel320tyler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use glue for laminate floors, its around the same area where you find the laminate glue down floors at home depot or lowes....be careful with this stuff, it stinks, and it makes a mess and sticks to everything
2007-03-09 11:41:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, wrong glue, try gorilla b carefull not to let it get on the outside of the moulding, it will show, but will hold.
2007-03-09 12:57:26 · answer #6 · answered by smittybo20 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gorilla glue. They have a web site I believe.
2007-03-09 11:45:22 · answer #7 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used these at my doorways.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=128890-35938-36261&lpage=none
The transition moulding came with a metal track, you need to use plastic screw anchers to mount it to concrete. There's a cheap kit that comes with the proper concrete bit for your drill.
About halfway down on this page, shows a plastic anchor:
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Improve/fastnrwall.html&rn=RightNavFiles/rightNavHardware%20
2007-03-10 05:10:25 · answer #8 · answered by kujo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋