How To Best Mount Cork On The Wall

Fill the bottom once inch of the paint tray with liquid adhesive for cork.

How to best mount cork on the wall.

Order the cork sheet. Attach bubble level to top edge of frame with double sided tape. Cork roll installation instructions from jelinek cork group. Carefully line up your cork roll to its final resting spot on the wall and press onto adhesive.

Place two strips of heavy duty foam mounting tape on the clean wall one for each top corner of the cork board using the measurements you took earlier to determine their placement. Remove board from wall and remove marker piece from bracket. Pick up the cork board and align it with the line you drew in pencil. Apply cork adhesive to wall one area at a time.

Load it up with inspiration. Get and mount the plywood board to the wall. Glue is troweled on with plenty of open time and you may need to roll the edges if there is a seam. Be sure to focus on the corners and edges of your cork tile.

If adhesive dries to wall prior to installation scrape off and reapply. Remove the paper covering each strip of mounting tape. Press the cork tile into position and hold for about 30 seconds before moving on to your next tile. We recommend henry brand 356 or 176 applied with a v notched trowel.

Hold up your cut cork roll to the wall along the marked vertical line. Most mounting tape comes in pre sized strips but if you are able to determine your own strip size cut them to be 3 inches long. Cover the roller with a liberal amount of adhesive. Situate the cork board on the wall and hold it for 30 seconds.

Step 4 repeat step 2 with 2nd marker piece and nail into mark on wall. Outline the remaining edges. Press the cork board against the wall and hold it there for 30 seconds giving the adhesive time to work and become stable. 2 dip the adhesive roller in the liquid adhesive.

It may require more than one pass. Roll cork onto board. Grab a cork tile and spray the back side paper side with spray adhesive then immediately spray the section of the underlayment it will attach to. The cork can be trimmed with a utility knife carpet or linoleum blade.

Position board on wall and fit bracket over nailed marker piece. Be sure wall is clean dry and that the existing surface is secure. Guides you through a typical installation of cork rolls or cork sheets. Our cork supplier recommended using a linoleum adhesive with small finish nails along the edge to help hold the sheet up while the glue sets we did an entire wall.

Plywood sheet screws roughly 10 a power drill furring strips optional. Adjust level of board and press right side into wall to mark.