I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place. The bottom of the drywall is glued to the blocks. It was
never framed to the floor. What would be the best adhesive to use for
this or is there another way to do this?

wrote:

I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place. The bottom of the drywall is glued to the blocks. It was
never framed to the floor. What would be the best adhesive to use for
this or is there another way to do this?

Any construction adhesive should do. Liquid Nails is a popular brand.

Support the baseboard with tape while the adhesive dries. A fast-drying
formula might let you skip the tape.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

On Oct 23, 8:31*am, wrote:
I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place. *The bottom of the drywall is glued to the blocks. *It was
never framed to the floor. *What would be the best adhesive to use for
this or is there another way to do this?

Are you sure that there are no furring strips behind the drywall? I'd
be concerned about moisture wicking through the blocks and damaging
the drywall.

I've added furring strips to the upper framing and extended them down
over the block to keep the drywall away from the block.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:31:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place. The bottom of the drywall is glued to the blocks. It was
never framed to the floor. What would be the best adhesive to use for
this or is there another way to do this?


Construction adhesive such as Liquid Nails. You can hold the molding
in place with weights until the adhesive sets. I have used sandbags
and they worked well.

In article ,
Phisherman wrote:

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:31:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place. The bottom of the drywall is glued to the blocks. It was
never framed to the floor. What would be the best adhesive to use for
this or is there another way to do this?


Construction adhesive such as Liquid Nails. You can hold the molding
in place with weights until the adhesive sets. I have used sandbags
and they worked well.

You need special horizontal weights, though. They have a toroidal magnet
and a crystal tuned to Earth's resonant frequency in them. They bend the
force of gravity by 90 degrees, so they'll actually float just off the
surface of the floor, and press against the wall.

Not all BORG employees know about them, so if you get a blank stare,
just keep asking different people until someone nods sagely and tells
you where to go.

"Smitty Two" wrote:
You need special horizontal weights, though. They have a toroidal magnet
and a crystal tuned to Earth's resonant frequency in them. They bend the
force of gravity by 90 degrees, so they'll actually float just off the
surface of the floor, and press against the wall.


True. But, they're very expensive due to the fact that they're made from
unobtanium. I guess you could re-sell them on Ebay when the project's done?

---
Steve Mc

Smitty Two wrote in
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In article ,
Phisherman wrote:

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:31:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place. The bottom of the drywall is glued to the blocks. It was
never framed to the floor. What would be the best adhesive to use
for this or is there another way to do this?


Construction adhesive such as Liquid Nails. You can hold the
molding in place with weights until the adhesive sets. I have used
sandbags and they worked well.

You need special horizontal weights, though. They have a toroidal
magnet and a crystal tuned to Earth's resonant frequency in them. They
bend the force of gravity by 90 degrees, so they'll actually float
just off the surface of the floor, and press against the wall.

Not all BORG employees know about them, so if you get a blank stare,
just keep asking different people until someone nods sagely and tells
you where to go.

Last time I saw them at the Borg was in the electrical department. They
had it in the specialty section with the copper reclaim magnet used to
collect all the copper bits after the electricians are done. Check
there. And because it's a specialty item, you may have to ask for the
dept mgr who would be familiar with it.

In article ,
"mcsteve" wrote:

"Smitty Two" wrote:
You need special horizontal weights, though. They have a toroidal magnet
and a crystal tuned to Earth's resonant frequency in them. They bend the
force of gravity by 90 degrees, so they'll actually float just off the
surface of the floor, and press against the wall.


True. But, they're very expensive due to the fact that they're made from
unobtanium. I guess you could re-sell them on Ebay when the project's done?


If you can sell a piece of moldy bread that looks like Jesus on eBay,
then sure, horizontal magnets would probably fly off the virtual shelves.

On Oct 24, 4:09*am, Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,

*"mcsteve" wrote:
"Smitty Two" wrote:
You need special horizontal weights, though. They have a toroidal magnet
and a crystal tuned to Earth's resonant frequency in them. They bend the
force of gravity by 90 degrees, so they'll actually float just off the
surface of the floor, and press against the wall.

True. But, they're very expensive due to the fact that they're made from
unobtanium. I guess you could re-sell them on Ebay when the project's done?

If you can sell a piece of moldy bread that looks like Jesus on eBay,
then sure, horizontal magnets would probably fly off the virtual shelves.

Unless it was vertical steel shelving.

R

On Oct 24, 9:29*am, Claude Hopper
wrote:
wrote:
I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place. *The bottom of the drywall is glued to the blocks. *It was
never framed to the floor. *What would be the best adhesive to use for
this or is there another way to do this?

That's why they make cement nails. You can also drill, put plastic
inserts and screws. It's not difficult.

--
Claude Hopper * * * * *

? * * * ? * * * ¥

That's why they make cement nails. You can also drill, put plastic
inserts and screws. It's not difficult.

To install baseboard? Seem like overkill and a lot of labor for
something a little Liquid Nails can handle in a matter of minutes.

Claude Hopper wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Oct 24, 9:29 am, Claude Hopper
wrote:
wrote:
I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place.
That's why they make cement nails. You can also drill, put plastic
inserts and screws. It's not difficult.

To install baseboard? Seem like overkill and a lot of labor for
something a little Liquid Nails can handle in a matter of minutes.


Why don't they glue a house together?



Because it wouldn't work.

DerbyDad03 wrote:
Claude Hopper wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Oct 24, 9:29 am, Claude Hopper
wrote:
wrote:
I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place.
That's why they make cement nails. You can also drill, put plastic
inserts and screws. It's not difficult.

To install baseboard? Seem like overkill and a lot of labor for
something a little Liquid Nails can handle in a matter of minutes.


Why don't they glue a house together?



Because it wouldn't work.
Well, it isn't ONLY glue, but they do glue houses together now, and have
for a decade or two. Glue-lam beams, and structural members and panels
made from what used to be considered trash wood, formed into sheets and
framing. And when they assemble it, they glue it together, along with
the nails. (Not sure how well nails stick in wood made out of glued and
compressed chips- I suspect the adhesive does most of the holding work
once it cures.)

--
aem sends...

On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:33:13 -0400, DerbyDad03
wrote:

Claude Hopper wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Oct 24, 9:29 am, Claude Hopper
wrote:
wrote:
I want to install baseboards in a room that is a garage conversion.
Since the bottom of the wall is cement blocks I cannot nail them in
place.
That's why they make cement nails. You can also drill, put plastic
inserts and screws. It's not difficult.

To install baseboard? Seem like overkill and a lot of labor for
something a little Liquid Nails can handle in a matter of minutes.


Why don't they glue a house together?



Because it wouldn't work.


There's a wooden house in Canada held together with yellow carpenters
glue. If done right the joints are stronger than the wood itself.