On Feb 12, 10:24*am, Mike 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?

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