Hello
I made new posts for a roof over the front door. The posts consist of two half-posts 60x120 that I glued and screwed properly.
When I bought screws and glue, the seller told me to use winter glue (wood glue/white glue) because it is outdoors.
Now the posts are there, painted and finished.
By chance, I now read on the bottle that it is for indoor use but can be glued in sub-zero temperatures.
I thought it was a better glue than white glue for outdoor use, trusted the seller. :screwy:
What can happen? Can it handle outdoor use? The posts are painted with window paint three times.
Got a little anxious, then you feel a bit stupid for not checking the bottle before gluing. :banghead:
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I made new posts for a roof over the front door. The posts consist of two half-posts 60x120 that I glued and screwed properly.
When I bought screws and glue, the seller told me to use winter glue (wood glue/white glue) because it is outdoors.
Now the posts are there, painted and finished.
By chance, I now read on the bottle that it is for indoor use but can be glued in sub-zero temperatures.
I thought it was a better glue than white glue for outdoor use, trusted the seller. :screwy:
What can happen? Can it handle outdoor use? The posts are painted with window paint three times.
Got a little anxious, then you feel a bit stupid for not checking the bottle before gluing. :banghead:
Sent from a nalle using Byggahus
The seller has misunderstood, all wood glue works in sub-zero temperatures when cured. Winter glue is only needed when gluing at temperatures down to -10 degrees. Usually, it is used for gluing floorboards in unheated spaces, and it's basically a regular indoor wood glue mixed with glycol. Some manufacturers' glue (Casco, for example) can handle being outdoors but under cover, so I think you’ll be fine since you've also painted so carefully. The screws still account for the most important part of the post joint assembly.
You could have even skipped glue. It would still have held with just screws.