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Vent: I used a 3/8 inch trowel on that glue down vinyl plank in Phoenix and it was a total disaster.
The rep said it would be fine, but the adhesive oozed up through every single seam. Spent two days on my knees with a rag and mineral spirits cleaning it up. Now I'm back to my 1/4 inch for that stuff, no exceptions. Anyone have a better trowel recommendation for that specific brand of rigid core?
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the_cameron6mo ago
Man, I used to be the guy saying the bigger notch was fine, more glue is better glue. Then I did a hallway with that exact same 3/8 on a rigid core. What a mess. I had to stop every three planks and scrape lines of adhesive off the surface before I could even lock the next one in. It completely changed my process. Now I stick to the 1/4 inch square notch for that stuff, no question. It gives enough grab without the squeeze out nightmare.
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margaret_taylor425mo ago
Learned that lesson the hard way myself a few years back. Thought I was saving time by slapping down more glue, but all I did was create a sticky mess that slowed me down twice as much. That squeeze out gets into the locking system and just makes everything fight you. Now I keep a 1/4 inch trowel in my truck just for rigid core and tell anyone starting out to do the same. Way less cleanup, way less headache, and the bond is still solid.
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ruby4506mo ago
That 3/8 notch is a total glue monster on rigid core, lol.
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