Glue is one of the most common adhesives used to build
stairways, homes and even doll houses. I probably don't need to give
anyone a description of glue, because most of us have learned how to use
it, when we entered primary school. However, I would like to provide you
with some more information about construction adhesive, just in case you
forgot. Remember what your teachers said, don't eat the glue," no matter
how good taste.
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In the picture above, I used a construction adhesive
to eliminate the possibility, of the stair treads squeaking in the
future. This doesn't guarantee that this stairway won't ever have
problems with the steps squeaking, as people walked up and down them,
but it's a step in the right direction.
By applying liberal amounts of glue on to the top of the stairs
stringers, could strengthen the bond between the bottom of the stair
tread and the top of the stair stringer. This is where most of your
stair squeaking will take place. The moment the nails loosen up, due to
the wood shrinking or expanding, you're going to hear about.
The upper right corner of the picture shows a few containers of
construction adhesive. It's not in the picture completely, but if you
look under the last stringer on the right, about three steps up, you
will notice a partial view of the construction adhesive dispenser or
large caulking gun.
There are other types of glue available on the market today that will
provide you with additional strength and flexibility. Some of these
construction adhesive's actually move as the lumber shrinks or expands.
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