Message from discussion Attaching basement pole covers with "Great Stuff"?

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From: Mike <ls1m...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Attaching basement pole covers with "Great Stuff"?
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:56:34 -0800 (PST)
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I probably should have been more clear in my original post - the wood
covers are already in place.  They're simply flopping around in the
poles, waiting to be attached to something, somehow.  I originally
planned to drill a couple of holes in the top and bottom into which I
would inject some expanding foam.  This was the original plan, but it
appears, from the responses, so far, that there are other, perhaps
better plans.  Nevertheless, this is where I am.  I'm wondering if
this plan was ill-advised.  Should I continue on this path, or should
I try to remove them and implement one of these?  Assuming the
expanding foam idea is a good one, is there a brand/type that is
ideally suited to this application?   Worst case is that it won't
work, and I'll be no worse off than I am now.

On Feb 12, 10:24 am, Mike <ls1m...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I bought some nice looking octagonal oak surrounds for my basement
> poles.  I've glued them up and they look pretty nice, albeit a bit
> 70's (but I'm not looking for decorating advice).  How do I attach
> these things to the posts?  I thought about using an expanding foam,
> but experience suggests that this could be a PITA (Great Stuff is very
> good at pulling glue joints apart).  What kind of expanding foam is
> well suited to this?  Any other suggestions?