How To Best Mount Cork On The Wall

It may require more than one pass.

How to best mount cork on the wall.

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. Adhesive must be wet for cork installation. Attach bubble level to top edge of frame with double sided tape. Order the cork sheet.

Plywood sheet screws roughly 10 a power drill furring strips optional. Roll cork onto board. Press the cork tile into position and hold for about 30 seconds before moving on to your next tile. Decide on the size of your cork wall area.

Apply cork adhesive to wall one area at a time. Situate the cork board on the wall and hold it for 30 seconds. 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. Press the cork board against the wall and hold it there for 30 seconds giving the adhesive time to work and become stable.

Cork roll installation instructions from jelinek cork group. Get and mount the plywood board to the wall. We recommend henry brand 356 or 176 applied with a v notched trowel. Fill the bottom once inch of the paint tray with liquid adhesive for cork.

Position board on wall and fit bracket over nailed marker piece. Be sure wall is clean dry and that the existing surface is secure. Outline the remaining edges. If adhesive dries to wall prior to installation scrape off and reapply.

Remove the paper covering each strip of mounting tape. Pick up the cork board and align it with the line you drew in pencil. 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. Load it up with inspiration.

Carefully line up your cork roll to its final resting spot on the wall and press onto adhesive. Glue is troweled on with plenty of open time and you may need to roll the edges if there is a seam. Adjust level of board and press right side into wall to mark. 2 dip the adhesive roller in the liquid adhesive.

Remove board from wall and remove marker piece from bracket. 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. Be sure to focus on the corners and edges of your cork tile. Apply 100 adhesive coverage to the wall surface.

The cork can be trimmed with a utility knife carpet or linoleum blade. Cover the roller with a liberal amount of adhesive.