Securing baseboards that have been glued.

[Ett_unikt_namn]

How do I best fasten baseboards that I plan to glue to the wall?
I read that you can use hot glue or double-sided tape to "press" the baseboard against the wall while the actual glue, such as PL600, dries.

 

[Cheesen]

How do I best fasten baseboards that I plan to glue against the wall?
I read that you can use hot glue or double-sided tape to "press" the baseboard against the wall while the actual adhesive, such as PL600, dries.

Have you never thought of repainting anymore? Is the house going to be demolished when the wall becomes grimy?
I was taught as a child that you should clean behind the baseboards once a year.

Baseboards should be installed so they are easy to remove. If you want them smooth, you should spackle and paint them after installation, which also looks nicer.

 

[Ett_unikt_namn]

Have you never thought about repainting anymore? Is the house going to be demolished when the wall gets dirty?
I was taught as a child that you should clean behind the moldings once a year.

You install moldings so that they are easy to remove. If you want them smooth, you fill and paint them after installation, which also looks better.

I don't have a nail gun or similar machine.

 

[Onsalakorven]

Place a heavy piece of furniture against them to hold them in place while the glue cures? For example, a lying dining table or something similar.

 

[Hajjen]

Setting, for example, some beams in tension to the opposite wall is an option as well. Especially if you glue both sides, you fix both at the same time.

 

[hempularen]

I have used double-sided tape, and taped a 40 cm long rule on the floor against the trim that needs to be tightened, and then wooden wedges between the rule and the trim. A few like that along the trim's length should work. It might be good to test it against something else first. Some tape variants adhere "permanently."

 

[Ett_unikt_namn]

I have used double-sided tape, and taped a 40 cm long batten to the floor against the skirting board that needs tightening, and then wood wedges between the batten and the skirting board. A few such along the length of the skirting board should do it. It might be good to test against something else first. Some tape variants adhere "permanently."

Smart.

 

[vectrex]

I don't have a nail gun or similar machine.

Hammer and punch as well as brads work just as well. It just takes a little longer.

 

[mattiasp]

Have you never thought about repainting anymore? Is the house going to be demolished when the wall becomes dirty?
I was taught as a child that you should clean behind the moldings once a year.

You mount moldings so that they are easy to remove. If you want them smooth, you putty and paint them after installation, it also looks better.

I guess you're joking with us? Surely no one removes all the moldings once a year to clean behind them? That seems a bit crazy.

 

[Plupp 282191]

In that case, hook-and-loop strips must be excellent for easy disassembly

 

[Cheesen]

I assume you're joking? There isn't a person who removes all the moldings once a year to clean behind them? That seems a bit crazy.

Christmas cleaning. And no, I don't do it but I know some who do.

 

[Cheesen]

I don't have a nail gun or similar machine.

I screw in baseboards. It's still a molding that you change every now and then. In my son's room, I've changed the baseboards 3 times in two years. But we've rearranged wardrobes a little there.

 

[fangalid]

Use glue that is absorbing, it is either PL 600 or PL400, I can't remember. Just press it in place piece by piece. Worked fine for me.

edit: it's PL600 that I mean, which the manufacturers describe as having a "suction cup function"

 

[JohanLun]

Have you never thought about repainting again? Will the house be demolished when the wall becomes grimy?
I was taught as a child that you should clean behind the moldings once a year.

Moldings are mounted so that they are easy to remove. If you want them smooth, you plaster and paint them after installation, which also looks nicer.

In old houses, baseboards and casings are solidly nailed and site-painted. I think it looks best and is also sealed off behind, so there's no need to clean behind them. You don't lift the floor and clean in the beams, do you?

Loose moldings, in my opinion, look cheap...

 

[Bläcktudan]

Don't see the problem with gluing a trim. If you're repainting or re-wallpapering, you do it down to the trim.
I usually staple and glue because many times when you only staple, and especially if there's only drywall behind, the nailing tends to loosen over the years.

You only screw when there's a solid wall behind, and then with baseboard screws. Generally, it's always nicer to glue or staple.