On 15 Sep 2006 08:25:44 -0700, "dairich" wrote:


EricP wrote:
On 15 Sep 2006 03:22:59 -0700, "dairich" wrote:

I never see any mention of using adhesives like "No-nails" whe fixing
floorboards to joists. Is there a reason?

Yes. Only a lunatic would glue floorboards down.

Can you be more specific. Is the problem in the traffic or the
brittleness of old glue joints? There are flexible adhesives being used
in many situations where they would have been dismissed years ago.

I
screwed & glued legs on a table 20 years ago & they are still solid.

The important part being "screwed AND glued "