Laminate Sheets

Discussion in 'Carpenters' Talk' started by gryphon, Jul 16, 2016.

  1. gryphon

    gryphon Member

    Thanks for the concerns, i work in a heavily safety conscious industry so take H&S seriously. I have masks to hand and would be using them. What ever substance i use will be applied out doors as well.
     
  2. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    How are you going to get your walls outside?
     
  3. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    Still agreeing with chippie on this. Knew a kitchen maker some years ago who used Evo Stik contact glue whilst trimming out the kitchen, the fumes were so overpowering that they ignited via the boiler pilot light and gutted all his hard work, kitchen and part of the house.....so take heed!o_O:eek::mad:
     
  4. gryphon

    gryphon Member

    Listen, i'm not a joiner, i'm on here looking for some advice that's all. I would have thought the piece of laminate i need to attach to wall gets coated out side brought in and fixed to wall. Distance is only a couple of meters between yard and wall.
     
  5. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    You have to coat both surfaces........laminate and wall.:confused:
     
  6. gryphon

    gryphon Member

    Thanks

    I'm to far down the road to change now whats your suggestion for an adhesive that will work but give me a bit of time to get sheet into position.
     
  7. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    I do not know of any laminate glue that will provide the slip properties you require!

    Thinking, how they say 'outside the box......maybe ..and only 'maybe' as a test piece would have to be experimented with first is to prime both the wall and laminate with a heavy duty pre mixed wallpaper paste let dry overnight then paste the wall really well and offer the laminate into position, this is only a suggestion that may or may not work.
     
  8. metrokitchens

    metrokitchens Screwfix Select

    Carpet tape is strong stuff. I reckon NoNails would work pretty well - long wiggly line all over.
     
  9. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    Thought of carpet tape but the laminate will require to be completely stuck all over as to avoid air pockets as it will move about unless completely stuck to the wall.
     
  10. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    My advice is don't do this.
    I am experienced with contact adhesive and laminate and I wouldn't do this, you are neither.
    There are glues out there that would give you a chance of succeding if you fancy spending £150
     
  11. gryphon

    gryphon Member

    So you're suggesting i just throw away the couple of hundred pound spent on the laminate.
     
  12. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    What I am suggesting is that you don't know what you are doing and if you try to do what you want to do, for whatever reason, it is likely to end in failure.
    I'm not having a go but you are clearly in over your head.
    A better approach might have been to come on here before, explain what you wanted to do and ask for advice before buying the laminate.
     
  13. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    To be honest gryphon I believe chippie is correct with his knowledgeable advice to you, I also have used gallons of contact adhesive and many laminate sheets stuck to 20mm thick MDF 8' X 4' sheets around 20 years ago and they were flat sheets in a workshop environment, edges trimmed with a router.
     
  14. Mr. Handyandy

    Mr. Handyandy Screwfix Select

    Nonails. Use a whole tube on each piece, all round near edges(to squish out) and criss-cross all over. Push tight to wall.

    Mr. HandyAndy - Really
     
  15. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    Idiot.
     
  16. Mr. Handyandy

    Mr. Handyandy Screwfix Select


    Give a DIY solution then!

    Mr. HandyAndy - Really
     
  17. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    There is no DIY solution.
     
  18. metrokitchens

    metrokitchens Screwfix Select

    To be fair having a go with some sort of gunned adhesive may be s good way of trying first.
    You can get contact adhesive in aerosol cans.
    Personally the plaster did not look that flat and at nearly 1mm thick there will be hollow areas.
    My first try would be with PVA. As long as it is not going to be a wetroom
     
  19. gryphon

    gryphon Member

    A dry area. just room for a freezer, washing machine and access to a back yard.
     
  20. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    How are you going to keep it clamped in place, over the bends, whilst the glue drys?
     

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