Can I use dry-wall adhesive to fix MDF or chipboard to concrete?
“Dry-wall adhesive is not suitable for fixing MDF/Chipboard to concrete, while it may stick to the concrete-the MDF/Chipboard will not bond sufficiently which will eventually result in separation, I would recommend that you do the following instead: Pre-drill the MDF. Offer the MDF up to the wall. Mark the wall through the holes. Drill holes in concrete. Fit rawl-plugs. Put timber back up. Fix using screws (fixings should be at least 2 thirds longer than the thickness of timber). Attach shelves as normal. If the shelves are to carry large objects then extra brackets can be fitted underneath the shelves” Mark Pratt, MP Plastering Mark started out in 1992 and has worked on many types of buildings from commercial to domestic both large and small. Amongst other services he does: re-skimming, floating and setting, rendering, tacking, dry-lining, screeding, coving, ceiling-rose fitting, partitioning and stud work. Mark works in and around the Bournemouth area. “You could for a temporary meas
