Have to put regular, or, well, PVC base on tiled walls. My first instict -aside from drilling 4,000 holes and driving trim screws- is to use good ‘ol construction glue. Is there another glue or certain type of liquid nails I should look for? This is assuming anyone here has actually had to do this.
BTW…I have tried to think of every possible way to avoid doing this, but there is none. Previous owner did the wall tile. Apparently he got off on his layout (assuming he did one) and it is at all heights off the floor – including up to about 2-1/2″.
I’m not removing it.
I’m not cuting it.
I have decided that this is the best solution, since there ain’t much of it anyway.
Thanks for any help!
No Coffee No Workee!
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
*hint hint*
well...don't have one right now, but I could take one after they get the roads clear around here (Cincinnati) and can get to the project.No Coffee No Workee!
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liquid nails worked just fine...No Coffee No Workee!
I can tell you that I client used liquid nails to glue their soap caddie to the tile walls of their shower.
I was demo'ing the bottom 2 rows of tile and replacing the vinyl pan with a tile base shower and freshening up the bath and said "no problem, we will remove that and clean it up for you"
Let me tell you, unless you really really really want liquid nails to come off of tile, it dont!!
I'd be half tempted to use polyeurethane adhesive since it is spec'd for exterior and wet areas but the regular stuff works quite well too.
Either way, you should be good. Make some blocking out of scraps of wood to pinch the base tight to the walls while the glue sets.
Let me tell you, unless you really really really want liquid nails to come off of tile, it dont!!
I'm having a hard time deciphering this sentence. Do you mean it will come off even if you don't want it to or it won't come off even if you do?
Sorry about the bad grammar.
It stuck extraordinarily well.
We had to use the Fien multimaster on the tiles to cut away the bulk of the liquid nails, then we scraped carefully for a while to get the bulk of the residue and then had to use some solvents to clean up the last of it.
It was a permanent adhesion that we were attempting to break.
Thanks. I've heard some less than flattering things about Liquid Nails, but even if it's not quite as good as PL Premium, it sounds like it's still pretty good stuff.
Awesome. That is good to hear.
I am also going to have to put crown up using the same method, and for the same reason. I wish I didn't have to, but I do. The base looks a lot less horrible than I thought it would, and am hoping the crown surprises me as well. On the upside, I was able to get some blocking in the ceiling by getting in the attic, so I'll be able to glue the bottom of the crown and then tack the top until the glue dries.
Thanks a lot for the feedback.
JedNo Coffee No Workee!
Re. the crown, I'd get 2 1/2" trim nails and hopefully angle up thru into the attic blocking
I would not want to depend upon glue to hold the crown and it will be hard to glue the crown without having glue ooze out onto the face, etc.
Did it today. It worked out pretty well...aside from the fact that the guy who did the tile also did some of the framing...with similar results.
Some caulk was required, but it looks a lot better than the 1"-2 1/4" gap full of grout.
Thanks again for all the feedback.
Jed
No Coffee No Workee!
Good deal.
Nice to get a project done successfully
Esp. when fixing someone elses abortion