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Secure top of pillar

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  • 16-01-2021 8:03pm
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    whodafunk
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    My pillar (square concrete shaped) is detached from the pillar below if that makes sense! It’s quite heavy so won’t really budge. I would however like to secure it permanently. Are there any products other than sand and cement that could do the job?

    Thank you


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    martinr5232
    Registered Users Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭martinr5232


    Is it the capping ?? A picture paints a thousand words :-)


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    whodafunk
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭whodafunk


    martinr5232 wrote: »
    Is it the capping ?? A picture paints a thousand words :-)

    thanks. Yes it’s the pillar cap that lifts right off. Sorry didn’t have the correct terminology!


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    enricoh
    Registered Users Posts: 4,841 ✭✭✭enricoh


    A bit of expanding foam will glue it


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    mfceiling
    Registered Users Posts: 12,780 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    enricoh wrote: »
    A bit of expanding foam will glue it

    Careful with that... expanding foam does exactly that...expand. It could push the capping off completely.
    I'd be inclined to look into some kind of liquid cement or resin that could be fed in using something like a mastic gun.


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    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    mfceiling wrote: »
    Careful with that... expanding foam does exactly that...expand. It could push the capping off completely.
    I'd be inclined to look into some kind of liquid cement or resin that could be fed in using something like a mastic gun.

    I believe he was talking about stuff like this rather than actual expanding foam.

    https://wolfhounddirect.com/products/sealants-adhesives/tec-7-foamtack-adhesive-foam-750ml?gclid=CjwKCAiAuoqABhAsEiwAdSkVVALUc59YoI1bke-i4eyHT81_SQCZ9twYm4X7FIP3EjJCqTqr6NB4cBoCfIQQAvD_BwE

    This won't expand. It expands when sprayed and is crushed when the time is put against the substrate.

    Then it sets.


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    martinr5232
    Registered Users Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭martinr5232


    listermint wrote:
    I believe he was talking about stuff like this rather than actual expanding foam.


    Expanding foam is a great adhesive if you are quick it doesnt expand ;-)


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    enricoh
    Registered Users Posts: 4,841 ✭✭✭enricoh


    martinr5232 wrote: »
    Expanding foam is a great adhesive if you are quick it doesnt expand ;-)

    Yup, less is more! I used it before no bother anyway.


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    dok_golf
    Registered Users Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭dok_golf


    Tec 7 . The pillar will fall down before the cap comes off again


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    whodafunk
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭whodafunk


    dok_golf wrote: »
    Tec 7 . The pillar will fall down before the cap comes off again

    Brilliant:) thank you. That’s good enough for me.


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