Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Hi all,

I'm curious what your thoughts are on construction adhesive. I've heard it recommended to use for glueing the 1/4 exterior ply to the frame. I also ran across someone who said they used it on their floor tiles after the heat destroyed the glue they'd used before. All the other products tried (recommended for that job) fall within a month.

Anyway, has anyone used it, if so what for and are you happy with the results?

Thanks in advance for your input.

Lynn

lynn I used PL construction adhesive to glue the sides to the floor and on the bottom to glue it to the 1/4 frame I left to sit the sides on. I also used it inside the kerfs on the curves.

I made a mistake and used it to put the sides together with the backing. It swelled out the ends and made dents when I put the weight on.

I used Tight Bond for the rest of the stuff because it is good.

Hi Lynn!

I have had good and bad results with construction adhesives when building my house.
I can’t tell you what I did that was right or wrong. I can say that the Titebond III and Polyurethane glues are good performers and are waterproof glues that are easy to use. There is a construction adhesive that is Polyurethane base but I have never used it. The Polyurethane glues (Gorilla Glue ), Titebond also now makes it! Is a little different in it’s use, you apply it to one side and the other side you dampen with water. Water is what makes the glue setup. The Titebond III is just like using other wood glues except you have about 10 minutes working time. You can clean up squeeze outs with water before it sets.

Chuck

Lynn, are you thinking about something like Liquid Nails? Doug

OOPS I forgot about my favorite glue T88 If it really has to stick to gather use it.
You need to read the directions and you don’t have a lot of time to work with, it but it is as waterproof as you can get.

Chuck

doug hodder wrote:Lynn, are you thinking about something like Liquid Nails? Doug

Hi Doug,
No, the product is actually called Construction Adhesive and you buy it by the gallon.

Lynn

If it comes in a 1 gallon can...what ever you do with it, you are going to be troweling it on...it will probably work for the aluminum skin on the ply underlayment. I would think it's not too handy for other construction uses on a tear. If you are talking about gluing up your crossmembers and other stick type construction, like side skins on a stick frame I think you'd be better off using the polyurethane glues, titebond, or in my case epoxy. But that's just my opinion...Doug

TiteBondIII, Gorilla Glue or a poly based construction adhesive(comes inna caulk tube) are what you should basically be using on any structural components...BE SURE TO READ AND FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FOR YOUR APPLICATION......
madjack

How about using Liquid Nails Extreme Duty Construction Adhesive? Would it be good to use for gluing up the walls to the floor? Or should you use Gorilla Glue for everything?

SM...they all have specific applications...not familiar with the XDLiquid nail but if ya look on the label, it will probably be a polyurethane based formula...that would make it a good choice for that application...it also fills gaps fairly well...the judicious use of screws will probably help as well
madjack

The thing about liquid nails is that it will eat the insulation, if it comes in contact while still liquid. tite bond#3 does not. Jim G

MOKI SEAKER wrote:The thing about liquid nails is that it will eat the insulation, if it comes in contact while still liquid. tite bond#3 does not. Jim G

Good to know. I'm about to insulate my ceiling and being a guy that believes, if all else fails Liquid Nails. I was wondering about that.

Scott

Take note that "Liquid Nails" is a brand name. They make several different adhesives. So, not all "Liquid Nails" will eat foam.

At the same time "Construciton Adhesive" is a pretty generic name. It could be most anything.

There are a lot of brands out there, and a lot of various materials within the brand. Someone has just what you need!

Liquid Nails is a brand that has been around for a long time. They have at least several kinds. I went through a case of their paneling adhesive on my build.

dave

Lynn What's the word I want? Hummmm Oh Yeah...

If you can get a picture of this adhesive or the complete lable name you will get some really good information. The only glue I paid attention to that came in a gallon can was a contact type. I think Dave has some experience with this type.