For those of you who simply don't like tools, LePage has come up with the No-Gun caulking tube. Yup. It is caulking in an aerosol dispenser. The really nice trick is that they put an adjustable trigger on the can so that you can set the speed you want it to come out -- giving you a very ni...
Some things that are glued can slip with time, especially if they are glued with contact cement or similar adhesives. This can apply to trim on the edges of doors and counters as well as some self-adhesive floor tiles. In fact when something glued slips with time; it is probably an indication t...
When you need to clamp strange shapes that don't let you use large heavy clamps you need something that you can wrap around and tighten up. Just using tape or string won't put even pressure on the glue joints.The first photo shows a web clamp, made out of canvas with a ratchet mechanism. Cor...
One viewer asked how to bend the wood for garden arches. The reality is that most walkway arches are not bent wood, but wood glued together and cut out to the curve. But you can bend wood.If you really want to bend thick pieces of wood, that is usually done by steaming it first. You could t...
True wood veneer consists of very thin sheets of real wood shaved off of logs. It can look like the grain of plywood if it is peeled off of a rolling log, or look like furniture lumber if it is sliced flat like boards right across the log. It was developed as a way to use sturdy but inexpen...
First use a hot air gun, or hair dryer, to warm the problem part of the tile.
Then carefully lift it slightly beyond the original problem.
Now, clean off the floor and the tile from the years of dust that has accumulated under this slightly curled tile.
Put contact cement under the corner.
Pu...
Connect to your favourite weather forecaster and look for the following conditions:
Category: Adhesives Product: Contact Cement - Solvent Based
Temperature Limitations: Use above +15 C (+60 F)
Rain Limitations: Use on a clean dry surface
Wind Limitations: High winds will shorten set t...
Connect to your favourite weather forecaster and look for the following conditions:
Category: Adhesives Product: Contact Cement - Water Based (Solvent Free)
Temperature Limitations: Use above +18 C (+65 F)
Rain Limitations: Dry surface
Wind Limitations: High winds will accelerate sett...
Connect to your favourite weather forecaster and look for the following conditions:
Category: Adhesives Product: Interior Carpet & Sheet Vinyl Adhesive Latex
Temperature Limitations: Floor and adhesive must be above +18 C (+65 F) prior to application.
Rain Limitations: Indoor produc...
Connect to your favourite weather forecaster and look for the following conditions:
Category: Adhesives Product: Indoor/Outdoor Carpet Adhesive
Temperature Limitations: Apply when both surface and product are above +18C (+65 F). Store product above -12C (+10 F).
Rain Limitations: Keep ...
