Thegeographer
New Member
My unique situation -- our bathroom has a small window in the back corner of the tub/shower area. When I remodeled, I didn't want to lose it, so I cut a 20"x20" notch out of the Sterling Vikrell tub surround I used. And, installed a new window. Now, I need to trim around the window so that the whole thing is waterproof. I found some exterior PVC corner trim that's large enough (3 1/2 inches on each side of the corner) to cut down to size and make a non-porous frame around the window. Now, the tricky part -- I need to glue it in place. The way the Vikrell surround works (with a lattice of bracing on the back), I can't trim nail the PVC into place. The glue/adhesive is going to have to hold the whole thing in place.
I bought two types of tub surround glue (Loctite Power Grab Tub Surround and Loctite PL 550) and did a test glue up -- gluing extra PVC pieces to themselves. After waiting two days to test, neither held well and the PL 550 hadn't fully cured. Reading the fine print on both adhesives, they say "not recommended for overlaps on multi-piece units" and that "one surface should be porous." So, I think I have the wrong tool/glue for the job.
What recommendations do you have for glueing this PVC trim to Vikrell that'll hold?
Thanks,
Eric
I bought two types of tub surround glue (Loctite Power Grab Tub Surround and Loctite PL 550) and did a test glue up -- gluing extra PVC pieces to themselves. After waiting two days to test, neither held well and the PL 550 hadn't fully cured. Reading the fine print on both adhesives, they say "not recommended for overlaps on multi-piece units" and that "one surface should be porous." So, I think I have the wrong tool/glue for the job.
What recommendations do you have for glueing this PVC trim to Vikrell that'll hold?
Thanks,
Eric