Walls and Ceilings - baseboards

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06-06-00, 03:56 PM
When installing plastic baseboards, do you use nails like in wood or adhesive?

06-07-00, 11:05 PM
Neither, I use my brad nailer. Without that, my next choice is to nail it, if I can find a filler that matches the molding for the nail holes. If neither of those are an option, I use adhesive.
06-09-00, 10:21 PM
Do you mean plastic as in vinyl/rubber or synthetic made to look like wood?


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06-10-00, 12:51 AM
Didn't think about the vinyl cove baseboard. If that's what you are installing, then you have to do it with an adhesive. It comes in two styles -- one with the adhesive already on it, the other that requires that you apply your own adhesive. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by More than a Carpenter:
Do you mean plastic as in vinyl/rubber or synthetic made to look like wood?


More than a Carpenter http://www.carpenter.cjb.net <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
06-10-00, 07:27 AM
Lefty - I've seen numerous times where aluminum trim coil nails were used to apply vinyl baseboard!

Armstrong probably cringes when they hear that.