How to glue 6-mil polyethylene sheeting to concrete

Posted by on October 6, 2009, 11:17 pm

wrote:

>> hr(bob) hofm...@att.net wrote:

>> >>> This is embarrassingly stupid. Here's a look at what the problem really
>> >>> turned out to be.
>> >>>http://tinyurl.com/yab9hfh
>> >>> That black thing, 1/4" thick at one end, is one of the spacers that's
>> >>> supposed to go at the base of the walls, to guide you so you leave enough
>> >>> expansion space around the perimeter. It's in the position I found it when
>> >>> I lifted the plank. I can't believe I missed seeing it when I originally
>> >>> laid the plank.
>> >>> If you look closely at the top right corner, you'll see a diagonal fold of
>> >>> the type I originally thought caused the problem.
>> >>> Thanks to all for your comments.
>> >>> Dummy Ray
>> >> That makes more sense than the fold in the poly.- Hide quoted text -
>> >> - Show quoted text -
>> > And a lesson to be learned by all of us.

>> Chuckle. True story- 71 ford full size wagon, had a lump under the
>> carpet on the front passenger footwell. Lived with it for over a year
>> like that, finally one day I couldn't take it anymore. Removed enough
>> trim to roll the carpet back, and damned if there wasn't a brand new
>> ignition key assembly, with key, sitting there under the carpet. Some
>> sort of production line oopsie, I guess. Wonder what they did with the
>> next car down the line when they didn't have an ignition cylinder to
>> match the doors?
>> Moral of the story- you ain't the only one to look at something and not
>> see it, and lay floor covering over it.
>> --
>> aem sends...- Hide quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -

>had noise in trunk, going around bends.
>finally traced to wrench in gas tank,
>1968 mailbu

1972 Ambassador - noise in rear parcel shelf area - rolling on turns -
rattle on bumps. A few trim screwa in a "box section" ov the bodywork
- solved with a Shutz gun of accoustic undercoating (rubberized tar) -
shot a layer into the chanel and the noise went away on the next left
hand turn.

Same problem and solution on a 76 Dodge? - ball bearings inside the
frame section under the floor. Squirt. Brake. Quiet.

Posted by The Daring Dufas on October 8, 2009, 12:21 am

aemeijers wrote:

> hr(bob) hofmann@att.net wrote:

>>>> This is embarrassingly stupid. Here's a look at what the problem really
>>>> turned out to be.
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/yab9hfh
>>>> That black thing, 1/4" thick at one end, is one of the spacers that's
>>>> supposed to go at the base of the walls, to guide you so you leave
>>>> enough
>>>> expansion space around the perimeter. It's in the position I found
>>>> it when
>>>> I lifted the plank. I can't believe I missed seeing it when I
>>>> originally
>>>> laid the plank.
>>>> If you look closely at the top right corner, you'll see a diagonal
>>>> fold of
>>>> the type I originally thought caused the problem.
>>>> Thanks to all for your comments.
>>>> Dummy Ray
>>> That makes more sense than the fold in the poly.- Hide quoted text -
>>> - Show quoted text -

>> And a lesson to be learned by all of us.

>
> Chuckle. True story- 71 ford full size wagon, had a lump under the
> carpet on the front passenger footwell. Lived with it for over a year
> like that, finally one day I couldn't take it anymore. Removed enough
> trim to roll the carpet back, and damned if there wasn't a brand new
> ignition key assembly, with key, sitting there under the carpet. Some
> sort of production line oopsie, I guess. Wonder what they did with the
> next car down the line when they didn't have an ignition cylinder to
> match the doors?
>
> Moral of the story- you ain't the only one to look at something and not
> see it, and lay floor covering over it.
>
> --
> aem sends...

My late brother in law worked for a VW dealer back when they
were selling the air cooled Beatles. He once told me that
when they prepped the cars, they would often find German beer
bottles inside door panels.

TDD

Posted by HeyBub on October 6, 2009, 7:49 am

Ray K wrote:

> This is embarrassingly stupid. Here's a look at what the problem
> really turned out to be.
> http://tinyurl.com/yab9hfh
> That black thing, 1/4" thick at one end, is one of the spacers that's
> supposed to go at the base of the walls, to guide you so you leave
> enough expansion space around the perimeter. It's in the position I
> found it when I lifted the plank. I can't believe I missed seeing it
> when I originally laid the plank.
> If you look closely at the top right corner, you'll see a diagonal
> fold of the type I originally thought caused the problem.
> Thanks to all for your comments.
> Dummy Ray

Thanks for reporting the cause of the problem. Many of us can quit
scratching what hair we have left.

Posted by Kate on October 7, 2009, 4:32 am

Ray K wrote:

> This is embarrassingly stupid. Here's a look at what the problem really
> turned out to be.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yab9hfh
>
> That black thing, 1/4" thick at one end, is one of the spacers that's
> supposed to go at the base of the walls, to guide you so you leave
> enough expansion space around the perimeter. It's in the position I
> found it when I lifted the plank. I can't believe I missed seeing it
> when I originally laid the plank.
>
> If you look closely at the top right corner, you'll see a diagonal fold
> of the type I originally thought caused the problem.
>
> Thanks to all for your comments.
>
> Dummy Ray
>

Don't feel bad. The same thing happened to me, and there were three
other people helping me.

I just found this thread. Sorry I did not see it earlier.

Kate

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