Originally Posted by
Drew Wiley
Every adhesive method suggested so far is a downright horrible idea. First of all, what is the actual composition of the proposed flooring? PVC is a pretty broad category; but it might be amenable to some toothed trowel kind of dedicated flooring adhesive, though the back of the tiles might need to be scrubbed free of mould release compounds etc. Second, do you really want it down permanently? - or worse, just impermanent enough to give you hell trying to periodically get it off and redo it. What is the condition of your slab? - most of them need pretreatment. Is there any effloresence or dampness? Is there a vapor barrier below the slab if it is below grade? What kind of ambient air temp will be present when allegedly gluing it down, under what kind of humidity? - it can make a drastic difference with respect to the success of specific adhesives. Read the fine print. Any serious manufacturer will have a technical data sheet and dedicated hotline. "Husky" is just a private label for Cheapo Depot odds n ends, mostly outsourced; it doesn't identify the actual manufacturer.
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