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   calvin_ | Mar 03, 2002 01:06am | #1

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   Well, there's the old way, bore holes in the masonry and drive round wood plugs in, then hit the plugs with a nail. Spot glue with a gun adhesive, prop to wall till set. Countersink a finish screw into a plastic anchor that you install after drilling the base and mark the hole and drilling the masonry. Cut nails with/without adhesive. There's several, all time consuming, some producing the desired results. You staining or painting?

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   Scott_R | Mar 03, 2002 01:35am | #2

   *Calvin, it will be Painted. I was thinking cut nails with adhesive. But I'm open to any method.Thanks for the reply!Scott R.

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   Phill_Giles | Mar 03, 2002 01:42am | #3

   *"No More Nails", by LePage. Buy the cartridge that fits a caulking gun. Two 1/4" beads down the entire length and stick it on the wall. Use spacer blocks cut from scrap plywood if you want it raised above the floor. You can use just about any heavy objects to brace it temporarily, but I generally just fill some large freezer-type "Zip Lock" plastic bags with water to lean against the base to make sure it stays where I put it.

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   cc_ | Mar 03, 2002 01:51am | #4

   *WHY????

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   Scott_R | Mar 03, 2002 05:42pm | #5

   *Phil, I like the sounds of that. Who sells No More Nails? Any of the big boxes HD/Lowes?Scott R.

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   Phill_Giles | Mar 03, 2002 06:47pm | #6

   *Sold by all the usual suspects here Scott; however, we all know there are regional differences. There are probably a lot of adhesives that could do the job, but I've used this No More Nails recently and was impressed by its fast grab, gap filling, and adhesion to porous surfaces. I decided to try it after watching two guys attach a chair-rail by sticking it on the wall and counting to ten.