Trick of the Trade: Not Making a Mess with Adhesive

Jan 10, 2014

I don't know about you, but I can't open a pail of adhesive without getting glue all over me and everything else. My friend Daniel Boone has an easy trick for keeping everything neat—take a look at this video:

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There are so many more options in today’s wood flooring market when it comes to subfloor prep, moisture control and adhesives.

Things to Consider When Choosing Products for Glue-Down Jobs

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Introducing Color Theory for Custom Wood Finishing

Introducing Color Theory for Custom Wood Finishing

Periodically lifting boards after installation helps ensure proper slab coverage and transfer to the back of the flooring.

How Do I Know I’m Getting the Right Adhesive Coverage? (Sponsored)

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The Three Types of Adhesive Chemistry and What to Know

Adhesive used with any wood flooring should be elastomeric, which allows it to move with the wood as it shrinks and swells with changes in relative humidity.

Wood Flooring Q&A: Can We Use Construction Adhesive For Wood Flooring?

Things to Consider When Choosing Products for Glue-Down Jobs

Products for subfloor prep, moisture control and more when gluing down a wood floor are always changing; here are some factors to consider when doing a glue-down job.

There are so many more options in today’s wood flooring market when it comes to subfloor prep, moisture control and adhesives.

Sponsored

Introducing Color Theory for Custom Wood Finishing

Wood Floor Business

In this live demo, industry-leading color experts Avedis Duvenjian and Vartan Arutyunian will cover the basics needed to understand color–including the color wheel, primary, secondary and tertiary colors, hue, saturation, CRI and more.

Introducing Color Theory for Custom Wood Finishing

How Do I Know I’m Getting the Right Adhesive Coverage? (Sponsored)

We’re often asked, “What is the right coverage for the adhesive I’m using?” Clearly, coverage of adhesive plays a critical role regarding the success of any wood floor installation.

Periodically lifting boards after installation helps ensure proper slab coverage and transfer to the back of the flooring.

The Three Types of Adhesive Chemistry and What to Know

There really are three basic types of wood floor adhesive chemistry. Understanding these different types should help you understand what each type can and cannot do, and help identify or, better still, avoid installation-related problems.

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Wood Flooring Q&A: Can We Use Construction Adhesive For Wood Flooring?

Using a general construction adhesive, like Liquid Nails or Gorilla Glue, isn't recommended when installing wood flooring. Here's why.

Adhesive used with any wood flooring should be elastomeric, which allows it to move with the wood as it shrinks and swells with changes in relative humidity.

Tricks of the Trade

Trick of the Trade: Putting the Squeeze on Leftover Adhesive

Sean James, owner/contractor at Santa Cruz, Calif.-based SJ Hardwood Floors, offers an easy tip for leftover adhesive.

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Tips To Avoid Trouble on Engineered Flooring Installations

There’s a lot of science behind this engineered flooring, and if you don’t follow directions, you might have complications down the line. Here are seven important tips to know to avoid trouble when working with engineered wood flooring.

If you have poor prep, you’ll have a poor install, so we make sure the subfloor is clean and as flat as possible.

A New Wide Plank Floor Makes Noise. Was the Glue the Problem?

After replacing the floor with a glued-down 7-inch-wide engineered plank, the wood floor became loose and began to make noise.

This concrete subfloor was too smooth for the flooring adhesive.

Do These Three Things On Every Glue-Down Install

If you do these three simple steps on every glue-down wood flooring job, your chances of success greatly increase.

Common problems with glue-down installations: Left, destructive testing showed this installer used the wrong trowel. Right, the subfloor was not flattened before installation.

Tricks of the Trade

Trick of the Trade: Put Hot Glue To Work On Glue-Downs

Daniel Reddy at Villa Park, Ill.-based Reddy’s Hardwood Flooring Inc., has some simple uses for hot glue guns that make wood floor installations easier.

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Sponsored: Glue-Down Installation of Hardwood Flooring Can Be Successful on a Wide Variety of Substrates ... Even Over Existing Floorcoverings

When doing glue-assist, it’s important to use an adhesive formulated specifically for wood flooring.

Hardwood Nail-Down Installation

Troubleshooting

Holy Moisture! Glue-Down Floor at Church Starts Turning Black

When the adhesive coverage on this floor was incorrect, the old moisture problem reared its ugly head once again.

Only a year after installation, areas of the new wood flooring became discolored, with some areas turning black.

Tricks From My Life Doing Glue-Down Installs

Conrad Mark of Conrad’s Hardwood and Interior Finishing spends most of his time doing glue-down wood flooring installations, and he shares some of his secrets to success in this article.

Snapping chalk lines for your adhesive spreads can save a lot of glue.

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