Post by pastorpaul on Apr 12, 2010 7:35:41 GMT -6
I'm in the process of attempting to repair my daughter's kitchen island. The previous owners built it themselves using some kitchen cabinets and adding a tile top.
The bull-nose wooden trim on one side has come loose. The plywood top base for the tile was cut too small to provide proper attachment of the trim; leaving a small gap between the plywood and the trim. The only place the trim makes contact with any other material is the mitered corners of the trim, and a VERY SMALL edge on the bottom of the trim that butts against the cabinet faces. The finishing nails that attach the trim go through dead air space before entering the edge of the plywood tile base.
I attempted to re-install the trim using Gorilla Glue, but even after about four hours of clamping it immediately popped apart. My first thought was that something was putting pressure on the trim piece, but found no evidence of that.
So where do I go from here? Here are a few of my ideas: 1) Increase the amount of glue used (I had been sparing with it per the directions on the bottle) and increase the amount of dampening of the wood to better activate the glue. 2) Switch to TiteBond Carpenter's Glue to see if it provides a better bond, but this is the first time I can remember having Gorilla Glue fail. 3) Shim that gap between the trim and the plywood edge to give something more for the nails to drive into, and eliminate the gap that allows the trim to flex. 4) Leave the clamps on for a full 24 hours.
My plan is to do 3 and 4, but I'm not sure whether to go with 1 or 2. Any and all thoughts and advice are welcome. I need to try to finish this project Tuesday so the grouting can be done in preparation for a home inspection.
PP
The bull-nose wooden trim on one side has come loose. The plywood top base for the tile was cut too small to provide proper attachment of the trim; leaving a small gap between the plywood and the trim. The only place the trim makes contact with any other material is the mitered corners of the trim, and a VERY SMALL edge on the bottom of the trim that butts against the cabinet faces. The finishing nails that attach the trim go through dead air space before entering the edge of the plywood tile base.
I attempted to re-install the trim using Gorilla Glue, but even after about four hours of clamping it immediately popped apart. My first thought was that something was putting pressure on the trim piece, but found no evidence of that.
So where do I go from here? Here are a few of my ideas: 1) Increase the amount of glue used (I had been sparing with it per the directions on the bottle) and increase the amount of dampening of the wood to better activate the glue. 2) Switch to TiteBond Carpenter's Glue to see if it provides a better bond, but this is the first time I can remember having Gorilla Glue fail. 3) Shim that gap between the trim and the plywood edge to give something more for the nails to drive into, and eliminate the gap that allows the trim to flex. 4) Leave the clamps on for a full 24 hours.
My plan is to do 3 and 4, but I'm not sure whether to go with 1 or 2. Any and all thoughts and advice are welcome. I need to try to finish this project Tuesday so the grouting can be done in preparation for a home inspection.
PP