![]() ![]() 2 rated the product as a 1 out of 5 stars, saying the nails weren't robust enough and bent more than half the time. You know what kind of glue holds well enough?" "Uhhh, I'm not sure, uh."Įdit: oh, and the thing that cemented (pun intended) my decision: 3 reviews of the tack strips with concrete nails in them. I gave up on glue/epoxy, since the guy said, "sometimes, they glue them to concrete." "Yep. I wasn't into experimenting to discover I had a second case of tack strips that were useless, and then another hour trip to get something I knew would work. Turns out that when they're helpful, it's even worse than when you can't find an employee.Įdit: oh, and the thing that cemented (pun intended) my decision: 3 reviews of the tack strips with concrete nails in them. Normally, I find the stuff myself but someone actually offered assistance. He was as useless as the guy who took me to the section for carpet transition pieces when I clearly explained that I wanted the t-transition piece that matched the oak to go from engineered hardwood to tile. I put that in quotes, because to speed things up a bit, I wanted some plastic anchors that you simply drive a nail into, rather than screw into. I had the bit that came with a box of tapcon screws the "knowledgeable" person in the aisle said that those bits work well with things like cinder blocks, but suck for concrete. I ended up just getting a new, better bit for the drill yes, hammer drill. You'd have to be a fool to rent instead of buy it, given the relative prices. glue?Īnd, what the heck, Home Depot? "Cool! Home Depot rents tools! I'll rent a carpet kicker!" Bull****, Home Depot. Hole 3: stopped dead in its tracks after 1/2", never made progress, burned up the cheap concrete bit that came with the anchors. I'm not sure what kind of aggregate was used, but hole 1 - in like it was going through butter for 3/4", then stopped dead in its tracks for 10 seconds, then slowly went to the required depth. I'm not afraid to drill - attempted that last night killed the bit in 2 holes. Nail down strips (I think) might chip off the concrete instead of holding the strips down. Since it's a floating floor that butts up to concrete block, the strips are 3/4" from the edge. ![]() Anyone know what type of glue to use for bonding carpet tack strips to concrete? I'm doing it myself, so waiting 24 hours to install the carpet is no problem. ![]()
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