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Attaching basement pole covers with "Great Stuff"?
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From: Joe <jbob...@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: Attaching basement pole covers with "Great Stuff"?
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:43:36 -0800 (PST)
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On Feb 12, 10:24=A0am, Mike <ls1m...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I bought some nice looking octagonal oak surrounds for my basement
> poles. =A0I've glued them up and they look pretty nice, albeit a bit
> 70's (but I'm not looking for decorating advice). =A0How do I attach
> these things to the posts? =A0I 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). =A0What kind of expanding foam is
> well suited to this? =A0Any other suggestions?
There are several brands of LATEX foam on the market that are
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
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