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Newsgroups: alt.home.repair
From: Joe <jbob...@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:43:36 -0800 (PST)
Local: Wed, Feb 13 2008 12:43 am
Subject: Re: Attaching basement pole covers with "Great Stuff"?
On Feb 12, 10:24 am, Mike <ls1m...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I bought some nice looking octagonal oak surrounds for my basement There are several brands of LATEX foam on the market that are > 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? routinely used in construction, by window installers, etc. IIRC, DAP is one brand and is widely available. It has zero effect on glue joints, so squirt away all you want and the results will be just fine. Allow at least a day or so for the foam to cure before trimming off excess. Water cleanup is also a great advantage. HTH Joe You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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