Wood on Marble
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:09 am
How do you glue wood to marble...?
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Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:49 am
I think I would use construction adhesive (ie Liquid Nail). I do know it works well on wood to concrete.
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:38 am
This site will give suggestions on what to use to glue one material to another material. The suggestions aren't perfect, but it's a good starting place, I think.
http://www.thistothat.com/
But, I don't see marble listed as an option...
http://www.thistothat.com/
But, I don't see marble listed as an option...
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 12:25 pm
I checked that site and used wood to ceramic. They suggested epoxy.
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:49 am
Thanks everyone for replying...anyways... I meant how would I glue marble to wood...would the suggestions change in that case...!:p
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 6:47 am
It depends on your use. Construction adhesive would work under certain circumstances. Other circumstances my favor one of the many adhesive silicones. Epoxy is always a favorite for dissimiler materials. I would say it depends on the application.
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:17 am
O.K. Thanks a lot....
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:09 pm
wood is going to expand and contract with humidity while marble is going to expand and contract with temperature. IIRC, marble is not a great material when placed in tension.kate16 wrote:Thanks everyone for replying...anyways... I meant how would I glue marble to wood...would the suggestions change in that case...!:p
depending on your application, you may only want to glue them together in a few spots maybe even only one spot. on many of the older marble-topped end tables, the tops were not attached at all accept by friction.
Adhesive
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:19 pm
I put a cultured marble top onto a bathroom vanity about 2-3 years ago. I got a silicone type adhesive to join them and it's worked faultlessly for me. Sorry but I don't remember the name of it, other than it was in a caulking tube type container.kate16 wrote:Thanks everyone for replying...anyways... I meant how would I glue marble to wood...would the suggestions change in that case...!:p
Good luck
Paul
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:49 pm
I was going to suggest silicone caulk, but Paul beat me to it. If you are worried about wood changing dimensions, the silicone would stretch to accommodate. You may have to re-caulk the edges from time to time, but that should be no big problem. Colored silicone caulk is available. If it sneaks out of the parameters, it could be smoothed to a fine line, blending in with your colors.