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Will Liquid Nails bleed through composite marble window sills? Doc 04-07-2008
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Posted by Doc on April 7, 2008, 9:01 pm
The guy at Home Depot said that if I use Liquid Nails to adhere my
window sills - which he said are some kind of composite marble, not
true marble - directly to the exposed wood frame of the window, over
time it will bleed through and become visible in the shape that it's
applied. His assertion was that I should nail lathe to the frame and
use thinset for the sills.

Thoughts?

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Posted by Norminn on April 7, 2008, 9:07 pm
Doc wrote:

>The guy at Home Depot said that if I use Liquid Nails to adhere my
>window sills - which he said are some kind of composite marble, not
>true marble - directly to the exposed wood frame of the window, over
>time it will bleed through and become visible in the shape that it's
>applied. His assertion was that I should nail lathe to the frame and
>use thinset for the sills.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>
I have no idea about your liquid nails and composite marble. We have
marble sills with, perhaps,
a half-inch overhang. Appears all that holds them in place is the trim
strip down each side of the
window frame and caulk around the edge of the sill. Very secure,
whatever the method.

Posted by Doc on April 8, 2008, 6:17 am

> Appears all that holds them in place is the trim
> strip down each side of the
> window frame and caulk around the edge of the sill. =A0Very secure,
> whatever the method.


It doesn't appear to me that it would be necessary to be too concerned
with securing them, they're basically there for appearance and don't
bear any weight other than their own.


Posted by Joe on April 7, 2008, 9:32 pm
> The guy at Home Depot said that if I use Liquid Nails to adhere my
> window sills - which he said are some kind of composite marble, not
> true marble - directly to the exposed wood frame of the window, over
> time it will bleed through and become visible in the shape that it's
> applied. His assertion was that I should nail lathe to the frame and
> use thinset for the sills.
>
> Thoughts?

Sounds like a fantasy story IMO. Liquid Nails won't bleed through a
1/8" piece of fiberboard. so how could it show up in a cured resin
matrix of faux marble? By the way. why would you want to nail a
machine tool to your window sill (the lathe)? Most people would use a
wood strip called a lath. <G>

Joe

Posted by Doc on April 8, 2008, 6:13 am

> Sounds like a fantasy story IMO. Liquid Nails won't bleed through a
> 1/8" piece of fiberboard. so how could it show up in a cured resin
> matrix of faux marble?




I've never heard of this but am by no means an expert on construction
issues and know enough to know there's a lot I don't know on the
subject. That's why I'm tapping into the collected wisdom of folks
here. :-)


> By the way. why would you want to nail a
> machine tool to your window sill (the lathe)? Most people would use a
> wood strip called a lath. <G>


Are you kidding? It's all the rage. Just last week Martha Stewart had
a segment on how a milling machine attached to your living room window
adds that perfect homey touch.

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