glues decking sheets

[Kurt Johnson]

I want to try Bluejacket’s glued up decking sheets on a project. It is 3/64” in thickness.  It is going to have the stress of the deck camber and the sheer of the deck which sort of oppose each other. What is the general view of the best adhesive to use for a situation like this?

 

Kurt

[Ulises Victoria]

Hello Kurt. If it is wood to wood, nothing beats any of the dedicated wood glues: be it Titebond, Elmer's, Gorilla, to name a few.

 

They form a bond usually stronger than the wood itself.

 

Edited June 2, 2019 by Ulises Victoria

[Jim Rogers]

You need to watch the sheet curling when you use those dedicated wood glues. I use CA when gluing sheets because you don’t get the curling, I use the PVA (Titebond 2) when gluing strips

[tlevine]

Are you gluing this to deck beams or a sub-deck?  For beams definitely go with PVA.  I use Titebond II.  For a sub-deck, consider using contact cement.  It will handle the sheer and camber but once you put it on the sub-deck, there is no moving it around.

[allanyed]

Any aliphatic (yellow) glue such as those mentioned above are great.  In woodworking of any kind, IMHO, CA is good for only one thing.    If you cut yourself pretty badly,  it is a great temporary fix to hold the cut closed until you can get to the doctor to put in the sutures.  

Allan

Edited June 3, 2019 by allanyed

[Kurt Johnson]

I had always thought that contact cement will break down after a period of time. I guess I wouldn’t be around when it does so I guess that shouldn’t matter.

Kurt

[druxey]

To prevent curling due to moisture in white or yellow glue, dampen down the upper side of the sheet to equalize the moisture content both on sides of it.

[Kurt Johnson]

Too late on that one. The sheet is stained and varnished already. That might be a slight deterrent to it curling though.

 

Kurt

Edited June 3, 2019 by Kurt Johnson