I believe that the modern practice is to glue instead of using screws.
What type of glue is used and how is it held in place on a vertical wall?
Blair

"Blair Malcolm" wrote in message
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I believe that the modern practice is to glue instead of using screws.
What type of glue is used and how is it held in place on a vertical wall?
Blair

What other sort of wall is there? A horizontal one is a floor!

I would use gripfill for architraves or skirting if that is what you are
wanting to fix. May need tacking into place with a couple of nails.

simon beer wrote:
"Blair Malcolm" wrote in message
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I believe that the modern practice is to glue instead of using screws.
What type of glue is used and how is it held in place on a vertical wall?
Blair

What other sort of wall is there? A horizontal one is a floor!

BG

ime, any dust, grease or anything else not perfect as per instructions
and the adhesive will fail. too cold ? it'll fail. too warm/dry ? it'll fail.

after much trail and error I've all but given up using the stuff and if I do
I always secure the job with a couple of screws


RT

"Blair Malcolm" wrote in message
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I believe that the modern practice is to glue instead of using screws.
What type of glue is used and how is it held in place on a vertical wall?
Blair


Don't fanny about with stuff from sheds like "No More Nails" which has the
consistency and grabbing power of toothpaste.

Go for PinkGrip which is the dogs' cahunas. Stop the batten (or whatever)
sliding down the wall with blutak or duct tape. Beware this is an
irreversible process so get it right first time [wood removal will be
probably be accompanied with plaster removal].

http://tinyurl.com/5pwv6

David

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"Blair Malcolm" wrote in message
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I believe that the modern practice is to glue instead of using screws.
What type of glue is used and how is it held in place on a vertical
wall?
Blair


Don't fanny about with stuff from sheds like "No More Nails" which has the
consistency and grabbing power of toothpaste.

Go for PinkGrip which is the dogs' cahunas.

Agreed. Pity it costs four times as much.

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"Blair Malcolm" wrote in message
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I believe that the modern practice is to glue instead of using screws.
What type of glue is used and how is it held in place on a vertical
wall?
Blair


Don't fanny about with stuff from sheds like "No More Nails" which has
the
consistency and grabbing power of toothpaste.

Go for PinkGrip which is the dogs' cahunas.

Agreed. Pity it costs four times as much.

Thanks to all for the information.
I am putting up wooden batons to mount curtain rails and was not sure what
would be behind the plaster near the edge of the window so thought of using
a glue in place of screws
Blair

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"Blair Malcolm" wrote in message
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I believe that the modern practice is to glue instead of using
screws.
What type of glue is used and how is it held in place on a vertical
wall?
Blair


Don't fanny about with stuff from sheds like "No More Nails" which has
the
consistency and grabbing power of toothpaste.

Go for PinkGrip which is the dogs' cahunas.

Agreed. Pity it costs four times as much.

Thanks to all for the information.
I am putting up wooden batons to mount curtain rails and was not sure what
would be behind the plaster near the edge of the window so thought of
using
a glue in place of screws
Blair


Call me old-fashioned but I'm still for using screws except where there is
virtually no load. With glue you are relying on the adhesion of the plaster
layer to the block, brick or board behind. This is variable and you could
find yourself with a curtain rail on the floor stuck to two nicely shaped
pieces of plaster.

Peter Scott

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Call me old-fashioned but I'm still for using screws except where there is
virtually no load. With glue you are relying on the adhesion of the plaster
layer to the block, brick or board behind. This is variable and you could
find yourself with a curtain rail on the floor stuck to two nicely shaped
pieces of plaster.

Surely you'd apply glue to the whole area, thus spreading the load?