Anyone who can share their experiences with Byggmax wood glue? Price-wise they're very competitive compared to brands like Casco, at least with the dealers I have nearby.
Does anyone know who manufactures the wood glues that Byggmax sells under their own name?
/Lasse
Does anyone know who manufactures the wood glues that Byggmax sells under their own name?
/Lasse
The glue is very fluid, but the joints become strong. Whether it is as strong as Casco or Loctite, I do not know. If you need a lot, Casco is available in a 5-liter canister. I usually buy Loctite at CO just because the bottle is better than the competitors'.
@mycke_nu:
After some searching through product specs, I found that Casco states the solids content as 46-48% for their indoor glue. Byggmax indicates the solids content as 46% for their equivalent glue, so saying there is twice as much water in the Byggmax glue is pure nonsense.
I find it unfortunate with this type of unfounded posts that don't provide any factual information, but I'm fairly new here, and maybe this is the level in the Byggahus forum?
@mattiasp:
Thanks for the factual information about the consistency. Do you mean Clas Ohlson by CO? I can only find Casco's wood glues there.
Does anyone know which manufacturer supplies the wood glues to Byggmax?
After some searching through product specs, I found that Casco states the solids content as 46-48% for their indoor glue. Byggmax indicates the solids content as 46% for their equivalent glue, so saying there is twice as much water in the Byggmax glue is pure nonsense.
I find it unfortunate with this type of unfounded posts that don't provide any factual information, but I'm fairly new here, and maybe this is the level in the Byggahus forum?
@mattiasp:
Thanks for the factual information about the consistency. Do you mean Clas Ohlson by CO? I can only find Casco's wood glues there.
Does anyone know which manufacturer supplies the wood glues to Byggmax?
Yes, CO is Clas Ohlson. Have they stopped with Loctite? A shame. I'll save my Loctite bottles and buy Casco in bulk. I'll check on the Byggmax bottle:
...There is no information on the bottle about who manufactures the glue for Byggmax. However, I saw that it said "Plastic Padding" on the bottles I call Loctite. It’s the same company that owns the brands, it's a bit unclear what is a brand and what is the name of the producer.
The low viscosity of the Byggmax glue makes it a bit difficult to work with. That's probably what mycke_nu means. I used the glue for floor chipboard, and it gets a bit messy when the glue doesn't stay where you poured it.
...There is no information on the bottle about who manufactures the glue for Byggmax. However, I saw that it said "Plastic Padding" on the bottles I call Loctite. It’s the same company that owns the brands, it's a bit unclear what is a brand and what is the name of the producer.
The low viscosity of the Byggmax glue makes it a bit difficult to work with. That's probably what mycke_nu means. I used the glue for floor chipboard, and it gets a bit messy when the glue doesn't stay where you poured it.
Loctite and Plastic Padding are both brands under Henkel (just like Barnängen and Schwarzkopf, that's a big chemistry firm!).
I asked because I'm planning to lay down floorboard, so that might be a reason to be cautious with the Byggmax glue. It will probably be winter-quality since I'm working in a shed that's a bit tricky to heat up too much, and the winter variant might have a slightly different consistency. I'll just have to buy a bottle of Byggmax glue and compare it to Casco's winter glue, which I already have a bottle of.
Byggmax is probably like Biltema in that they don't want to reveal who their suppliers are. Who would buy branded products for maybe 50% more if it turned out you could buy the same product cheaper at Byggmax?
I'm into motorcycles, and there's always an endless debate about Biltema's motor oils. It's more or less proven that Statoil supplies them, but naturally, there's debate about whether the oil has the same specs or if it's "second quality" sold at Biltema.
I asked because I'm planning to lay down floorboard, so that might be a reason to be cautious with the Byggmax glue. It will probably be winter-quality since I'm working in a shed that's a bit tricky to heat up too much, and the winter variant might have a slightly different consistency. I'll just have to buy a bottle of Byggmax glue and compare it to Casco's winter glue, which I already have a bottle of.
Byggmax is probably like Biltema in that they don't want to reveal who their suppliers are. Who would buy branded products for maybe 50% more if it turned out you could buy the same product cheaper at Byggmax?
I'm into motorcycles, and there's always an endless debate about Biltema's motor oils. It's more or less proven that Statoil supplies them, but naturally, there's debate about whether the oil has the same specs or if it's "second quality" sold at Biltema.
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When I laid my chipboard flooring, I used winter wood glue from
1) Casco
2) Jula
3) Byggmax
I ended up with three different brands since I wasn't in a hurry to lay the floor and bought a little now and then when I felt like it and depending on which store I was closest to.
Anyway... I didn't notice any difference at all between these 3 brands... I think they even smelled the same and just as much. Jula's might have smelled slightly more. I can't comment on the strength yet since I finished not too long ago. But in a couple of weeks, I haven't noticed any difference...
I've heard it's best to use winter wood glue when laying chipboard flooring, regardless of whether it's outside or inside.
1) Casco
2) Jula
3) Byggmax
I ended up with three different brands since I wasn't in a hurry to lay the floor and bought a little now and then when I felt like it and depending on which store I was closest to.
Anyway... I didn't notice any difference at all between these 3 brands... I think they even smelled the same and just as much. Jula's might have smelled slightly more. I can't comment on the strength yet since I finished not too long ago. But in a couple of weeks, I haven't noticed any difference...
I've heard it's best to use winter wood glue when laying chipboard flooring, regardless of whether it's outside or inside.
Ah, interesting about the motor oils. I've also heard that it's Exxon Mobil that supplies Agrol oils to Lantmännen or Granngården or whatever they happen to be called at the moment.
By the way, Byggmax has quite a few branded products that aren't disguised. The plastic pipes come from Uponor if I'm not mistaken. However, BM can switch suppliers pretty much at will and pretend it's the same product. The K-plywood is currently from Finnforrest, but previously it came from Brazil and was glued with water-soluble glue. The electrical boxes used to be a completely okay low-cost model, but were replaced with a completely worthless model that cracks spontaneously. The bad ones are marked Etmàn.
By the way, Byggmax has quite a few branded products that aren't disguised. The plastic pipes come from Uponor if I'm not mistaken. However, BM can switch suppliers pretty much at will and pretend it's the same product. The K-plywood is currently from Finnforrest, but previously it came from Brazil and was glued with water-soluble glue. The electrical boxes used to be a completely okay low-cost model, but were replaced with a completely worthless model that cracks spontaneously. The bad ones are marked Etmàn.
I glued 75m2 of particle board flooring last summer with Byggmax regular white glue. I had no problems at all with it, and when I later cut a hatch in the floor and tried to remove the board, it was not the glue joint that broke but the particle board itself split.