Liquid Nails skirting to brick

[Redback]

Hi all,

Just wondering if it is possible to liquid nails 87mm tall skirting to my brick/plastered walls?
I searched and most skirting questions talk about plasterboard walls and wood frames which are easy enough to nail into.

I have seen some say that you need to screw them into brick, ie drill holes, put wall plugs etc and then glue.

Has anybody successfully simply liquid nailed skirts? and have they stayed on for a decent period?

RB

[Beardy]

It will stick no problem but the hassle is holding it in place until it dries
By the time you temporarily prop it into place it is often quicker to just drill and timber plug the wall in key positions that you can nail into with the combination of glue.
Alternatively if the bricks are not too hard you can use a 3mm masonry bit through the face of the skirting and put a match in the hole and then nail into it .
If you don’t mind a bigger hole in the face you can use spaghetti and a small headed screw

[rwbuild]

Place some heavy objects on the floor and use short scraps between weight and skirting until glue has gone off. Garbage bages filled with sand or dirt also work well, just push them up against the skirting.
If its a timber floor (if not already sanded and sealed), just tack a scrap to the floor and wedge against skirting.

[rod1949]

Selley's now have an instant grab liquid nails. It may be more suitable. But having said that I work in an appartment complex (finished in 2012) where the skirtings were stuck in with the old type of liquid nails and it is failing with the skirtings coming away from the walls. We fix the problem by drilliing, plugging and screwing the skirtings back in place.

[rwbuild]

I prefer Sikaflex to liquid nails, it sticks to anything.

[China]

liquid nails is not a permanent solution when it dries out (and it will) the bond will fail as said above Sikaflex Pro would be a better option, it too will dry out in about 3 lifetimes if your plaster is not well attached to the wall now or in the future the skirting will come away taking the plaster with it. The correct method is to plug and nail

[Beardy]

liquid nails is not a permanent solution when it dries out (and it will) the bond will fail as said above Sikaflex Pro would be a better option, it too will dry out in about 3 lifetimes if your plaster is not well attached to the wall now or in the future the skirting will come away taking the plaster with it. The correct method is to plug and nail

Agree that a urethane based adhesive is a superior product.
Sikaflex Pro is designed more as a joint sealant with its high modulous characteristics whereas Sikaflex 11FC is an adhesive sealant that is fast cure and a better choice as an adhesive The big green shed sells it.

[Mobyturns]

Consider using Villaboard or Gyprock acrylic stud adhesive to attach the skirtings to the wall and a light gauge concrete nail every second or third perp. If the walls have been plastered skip on the concrete nails as they may cause some of the plaster to crack or come away from the underlying brickwork.

We have used the Villaboard stud adhesive to bond complete walls of Villaboard to masonry block & still no issues 35 years later.

Be warned about using products such as Sikafex etc as they will create major issues if you have to remove the skirting in the future i.e. the bond between the skirting and plaster / brick / block is stronger than the integrity of the brick / blockwork or the plasters bond to the brick / blockwork.

Well worth seeking specific technical advice from the manufacturers reps.

[rwbuild]

The easy way to remove is a 100mm broad knife/scraper and just hit it down between the wall and skirting, works a treat, no damage at all

[graham.murfett]

Premix cornice adhesive has many more uses then adhering cornice.
Well, it does in my part of the world.

[Arron]

Haven’t tried it myself, but does this Interjoin system help?

Fasteners and Driver Tools

[rwbuild]

Interesting, never seen them before but i reckon they would be $$$$$$$$$$.

[redx]

Hi all,

Just wondering if it is possible to liquid nails 87mm tall skirting to my brick/plastered walls?
I searched and most skirting questions talk about plasterboard walls and wood frames which are easy enough to nail into.

I have seen some say that you need to screw them into brick, ie drill holes, put wall plugs etc and then glue.

Has anybody successfully simply liquid nailed skirts? and have they stayed on for a decent period?

RB

Bostic XtremeHighTack will glue skirting to just about anything without nailing or clamping. I had some Bostic XtremeFlex leftover so I used to glue my skirting, it worked well.

https://www.bostik.com/australia/Bos...XtremeHighTack

[Pearo]

I used liquid nails to hold skirting to the brick downstairs at my place. Been going strong for 4 years now. I did not use anything to hold it in place, just applied toe glue and stuck it too the wall.