nocturnally foul one wants to cross the threshhold

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Oh my.

The Night Owl  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Sun Aug-10-08 10:37 AM
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How do I install a threshold on a concrete floor?
   
I just installed laminate flooring and now I have to install a threshold. The flooring is over a concrete floor so I'm not sure how to nail down the threshold. Any ideas?

amerikat  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Sun Aug-10-08 12:39 PM
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1. some sort of adhesive?
   
Like liquid nails. Consult the folks that you bought the floor from.

Wash. state Desk Jet  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Sun Aug-10-08 01:41 PM
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3. Heavy duty liquid nails
   
about $ 3.00 per tub. The other way is to anchor it with screws. You will need a heave duty drill /rotor hammer /concrete lead liners ,you match up the holes in the threshold and drill holes in the floor,place lead liners in the hole ,put threshold over that and screw it in. The package of lead liners comes with screws and will tell what size concrete bit you will need. Or you can buy a kit with the drill bit . Ask for assistance at your hardware store.

If the threshold is wide and beveled on both sides you may be able to cut a piece of ply wood to fit into the gap in the center, and if it sits flush on the concrete ,glue the ply wood down to the floor ,let it dry than use small screws and glue to secure the threshold down.

I dunno.  Probably the nocturnally foul one should just hire a professional--with a union card, of course--to do the job.  It makes life a great deal easier.

[LC EFA]

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The Night Owl  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Sun Aug-10-08 10:37 AM
Original message

How do I install a threshold on a concrete floor?
   
I just installed laminate flooring and now I have to install a threshold. The flooring is over a concrete floor so I'm not sure how to nail down the threshold. Any ideas?

I don't know if it's available over there or what brand but the product I'd use is AVS Adhesives , AV-515.

Liquid Nails is shit.

[The Night Owl]

I don't know if it's available over there or what brand but the product I'd use is AVS Adhesives , AV-515.

Liquid Nails is shit.

I bought a masonry bit and some anchors so I think I'm going to go the hardware route... but thanks for the recommendation. Does this AVS stuff dry faster than Liquid Nails? The thing I hate about LN is that it takes forever to dry... which makes it useless for certain applications.

[LC EFA]

I don't know if it's available over there or what brand but the product I'd use is AVS Adhesives , AV-515.

Liquid Nails is shit.

I bought a masonry bit and some anchors so I think I'm going to go the hardware route... but thanks for the recommendation. Does this AVS stuff dry faster than Liquid Nails? The thing I hate about LN is that it takes forever to dry... which makes it useless for certain applications.

For a threshold type thing  the bond strength would be sufficient in 1-2 hours and fully cured in 24.

Sticks anything to anything that stuff. No mixing or anything involved, my only complaint is that it costs something like $20 a tube and most will end up going to waste.

[The Night Owl]

Just get yourself some of those two part epoxies, TNO.  That one called Liquid Steel will hold a running engine block together for a time.

Good to know. Thanks.

[Toastedturningtidelegs]

Just get yourself some of those two part epoxies, TNO.  That one called Liquid Steel will hold a running engine block together for a time.

Good to know. Thanks.

Actually I would prefer the masonary anchors,and make sure you seal it up real good with silicone!

[The Night Owl]

Actually I would prefer the masonary anchors,and make sure you seal it up real good with silicone!

Me too. The thing about glue is that it is only as strong as the surface of the material it is adhered to.

[Splashdown]

When I did mine (same exact thing), I used a combination of the concrete screw anchors and a strong epoxy. Basically, I wanted the screws to hold long enough to let the epoxy hold. The only way that thing will be coming up is with dynamite.