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Step 6Secure the flooring
Time for the fun part! Gluing it!
I use Loctite Power Grab for my construction projects, because it works as advertised. You can use other construction adhesives though, I suppose any will do.
You may look at these pictures and think "wow that is a lot of glue" and you would be right. I wanted to make sure that the floor didn't ever come loose and I really didn't want tot have any extra glue left over. I just don't like having pre-opened tubes in storage, they are a pain to use again later, not to mention messy. So I used all of my glue on this project, but not all of it on this step, so make sure you save some for the final steps.
Put a good coat of glue down
Place your first panel along the front edged, make sure everything is squared and flush to all three sides.
NOTE*** My flooring is a tongue and groove friction snap type so I had to insert the tongue into the groove at a steep angle so I had to take my time when assembling the flooring.
Next start snapping your other panels in place. Be careful to create flush edges before you lay the panels down; you will have a heck of a time trying to pull them back up.
After I had all of my panels in place I started off by using a rolling pin, see pic four below, to apply even pressure on the panels to help spread the glue underneath the panels.
Once I was finished with the rolling pin I put the stage on the floor and walked gently around the stage to help push the flooring down even more.
When I was finally finished walking on the stage I put the stage back on the saw horses.
Let's move on to the next step.
I use Loctite Power Grab for my construction projects, because it works as advertised. You can use other construction adhesives though, I suppose any will do.
You may look at these pictures and think "wow that is a lot of glue" and you would be right. I wanted to make sure that the floor didn't ever come loose and I really didn't want tot have any extra glue left over. I just don't like having pre-opened tubes in storage, they are a pain to use again later, not to mention messy. So I used all of my glue on this project, but not all of it on this step, so make sure you save some for the final steps.
Put a good coat of glue down
Place your first panel along the front edged, make sure everything is squared and flush to all three sides.
NOTE*** My flooring is a tongue and groove friction snap type so I had to insert the tongue into the groove at a steep angle so I had to take my time when assembling the flooring.
Next start snapping your other panels in place. Be careful to create flush edges before you lay the panels down; you will have a heck of a time trying to pull them back up.
After I had all of my panels in place I started off by using a rolling pin, see pic four below, to apply even pressure on the panels to help spread the glue underneath the panels.
Once I was finished with the rolling pin I put the stage on the floor and walked gently around the stage to help push the flooring down even more.
When I was finally finished walking on the stage I put the stage back on the saw horses.
Let's move on to the next step.
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