I heard an advertisement: “Plastic windows. We bet on our conscience. " Involuntarily I thought: "It would be safer on foam and dowel-nails."
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Just today I finished putting aerated concrete blocks on foam glue. I am building a house, a bathhouse 12 for 8, in SNT. In total, it took the entire volume of gas blocks (28 cubic meters) 22 cans of glue - "Profix" 101 " and 2 balloons - "Makroflex Foam-cement" You can estimate how much money I spent by looking at the prices for I.Markete:
For this volume, certain habits and tricks appeared. How to unleash the full potential of adhesive cylinders. This saves material.
First advice
Always heat or maintain the temperature in a container with glue foam or polyurethane foam above 15 degrees, this is especially important now. It doesn't matter how you do it. Keep in bosom or pour hot water. The main thing is that the gas and the liquid itself in the cylinder are kept under high pressure. Because of this, the foam yield will be higher and its properties are better. For example, when laying blocks, I used a hot kettle. Pouring hot water over a container with glue. Because of this, the foam yield was better and more economical.
Second tip
At the tip of the "gun", for polyurethane foam, there must always be a tip. If not use it. Then the glue liquid leaving the cylinder does not expand strongly enough when it leaves, thereby increasing the material consumption. The attachments that went to the pistol have long been used up (deteriorated). And to replace it, I used tubes from the "useless" hydro level. How I did it. Photo above. In the gallery.
Third tip
Hold the gun so that it is always upright, especially when the adhesive is running low. It should be kept like this, in between work or before work. With an almost empty bottle, the liquid inside the container completely drains from the walls. This way I could additionally glue about two blocks. That led to the saving of one cylinder at the end of the gas block laying (24 * 2).
Fourth tip
Use a high-quality teflon-coated assembly gun, they are plentiful on the Yandex Market. I also took mine on the Internet, with delivery, like foam:
Such a gun is perfectly cleaned of foam, which saves nerves. Has good foam glue flow control, which saves money.
Fifth tip
Do not strain yourself at the construction site, no one needs the sick and weakened. Except the closest ones.
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