I am building an eight unit PM house and I'm using "Liquid Nails Projects" (LN-704) as the adhesive. It's description includes the following... "Low VOC, latex based and no harmful fumes". Does anyone have any negative experience with any adhesive they used?
BTW, I'm following Bernie Nikolai's design of an XPS foam house. Bernie's PM colonies are near Edmonton, Alberta.
Glue, adhesive issues?
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Dave Duit
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I see no reason why you can't use this product. All sounds safe and effective. I personally use exterior premium grade construction adhesive because my homemade 28 compartment unit is made of PVC poly board and sheet metal. Read on the side the products intended uses and you will get a good idea as to what it best for your own project. Once the glue dries I believe the nasty chemicals are sealed and cured. I may be wrong. Hopefully others will chime in and set me straight.
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Thanks Dave. I wasn't too worried about it but thought I'd ask. You never know if there might be a smell, or worse, that the PMs don't like.
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Its a thoughtful question, yet i have read some landlords had that freshly paint smell on gourds and they didn't mind one bit.
There was an acrylic i used once, (name escapes me), its clear and flexible after drying....yet the smell was terribly strong and it was weeks before I couldnt smell it any more. Never again with that stuff.
There was an acrylic i used once, (name escapes me), its clear and flexible after drying....yet the smell was terribly strong and it was weeks before I couldnt smell it any more. Never again with that stuff.
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