Bostik  5 Gallon Bostik's Best Adhesive

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I'm gluing down wood to concrete. This product is like chewing gum, and I have to get up courage to continue. However, after research, this glue will do the best job. Here are some of my hints. I use a laser level in addition to marking the floor to throw a line because it will show on top of the glue (make sure everyone knows if they move it, you will be ugly). Tape the trowel except the edges with blue painter's tape so you can peel off most of the glue. I cut the skimmed part of the glue in the bucket with a knife around the edge and fold it over midway on the dry side when I start. When I stop working, I fold the skimmed part back over the remaining glue and cover it snugly with a grocery bag. That way the skimmed glue will serve to protect the glue, and there will be less loss and less mess disposing of the dried and dripping sheet of glue. As careful as I am getting "all" glue spots up, there are still some spots I miss. I just sit on my nice floor and work it with the Bostik cleaner - comes up pretty easy.
I'm so glad I read comments. The biggest cleanup I have is at the last row I put down. Thanks to the person posting above, I will also put a strip of tape at the edge where I plan to stop and safe myself lots of work. Can't do what I used to at 68, so I have to stop and start a lot. Slow but looking professional...

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Good adhesive and sealer but lots of work.

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should be available in smaller (disposable) buckets. the working container becomes very messy on the sides. difficult to scoop out without drooling. can only imagine how hard to replace flooring later if necessary. Is this strength needed or would a water-based adhesive have been more than adequate

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This is my first flooring project. I am installing 1500 sq feet of engineered wood. I am a mechanical engineer, and mechanically inclined in general, yet this is my first time flooring. After a quick learning curve, I find the adhesive easy to apply to floor. The onkly downside I have experienced with this adhesive is that if you only use a portion of the bucket and re-seal, you will have some loss, as some of it will cure. I have tried the manufacturer's recommendation of first placing plastic bag over bucket, then seal lid and turn upside down. This helps, but there is still loss. I recommend having enough floor prepared and time set aside to use a full bucket. Here are a few tips that I have learned, thi smay be old news to a lot of you, but for a beginner it may help:

1. By the bostiks glue remover cleaner. You likely get glue on you and places on floor you don't want it. The bostiks brand works great for clean up.

2. When you know your stopping point, mask the floor where you want the glue to stop for your last row of the day. Trowel on the glue, then peel away the tape to remove any excess glue. This will save you from cleaning it up later and prevent any excess glue issues when you start gluing the next day.

3. I take a stack of paper towels and cut entire stack into 4 smaller sized stacks. When you are glueing and taping into place you can use these to whipe any adhesive on your tools or floor and throw away. Then use a towel with the cleaner to clean up the residue.

I am about 1/2 way thru with the project. The copmpleted areas are very solid, like walking on concrete. Also, the echo from the room, even empty, is greatly recduced from that of bare concrete.

Hope this helps.

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Just finished laying about 200 sq ft of engineered hardwood on concrete. This was the second time I used this product. When used correctly, this adhesive delivers superb results - a floor that feels solid, will never creak, cup or feel hollow under your feet. It is rather difficult to work with though, very tacky, and is very unforgiving to errors. Here are some tips and tricks I learned over the course of my projects:
- make sure you have a straight and firm reference line - something for the boards to stack up against as you lay down the rows
- use plenty of blue painter's tape to keep the boards together - they will want to slide around and open up gaps as you go along
- use the right trowel, and lots of elbow grease while spreading the glue
- do not spread more glue than you can cover with flooring in about 30 - 45 minutes
- check your work every now and then for straight lines and minimal gaps - any errors will be impossible to correct after the glue is cured
- clean up as you go with mineral spirits - again, once cured, the glue is very hard to remove; this includes your hands and shoes as well as the boards

Hope this helps someone. Happy DIYing!

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If you don't wear rubber gloves you will have 2 inches on your hands and you will be very frustrated. Glue is extremely difficult to work with if you are inexperienced. If I could do it again I would nail.

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I laid down 1500 sq.ft. of Brazilian Koa. Glue works great,just make sure you keep the glue off the top of the wood by cleaning as you go with mineral spirits.I lost quite a bit of glue in my 1st can from drying out between glue downs. TRICK::: I found out that if you stick a couple of sheets of wax paper on top of the glue before closing the lid it will save a lot of glue the next time you open the can. You just have to cut out the top layer,depending on how long you wait to use the glue again,I only lost about a 1/16th to 1/8" due to setting up. This really saved a lot of the glue between glue downs.Hope this helps someone.

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Our installer used this adhesive on the main floor on concrete slab and upstairs on a wood subfloor. The solid hardwood is strong and quiet. No lingering odors from the adhesive after about 6 hours.

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It is good glue.

Service and delivery comments:

The product came more quickly than was indicated on the web confirmation. When the installer started to install my floor, he found one can of glue was dried out and unusable. The guys at Lumber Liquidators exchanged it with no problem and then when the floor installation was completed, we had an extra can and the took it back for full credit. Lumber Liquidators was great to work with!

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While it might be a great product it is very messy time consuming and expensive. I was so frustrated I went with carpet. Do not recommend glue down floor not easy any very messy. Nail down or floating are the way to go I think.