"Why dowels for insulation, if there is glue?" - So I thought until it came down to business. Let me tell you how this little thing simplifies your work.

It seems so simple: I applied glue to the insulation, leaned against it, and everything stuck. But this happens only in beautiful videos that are far from reality.

Friends ✌, the process of warming the foundation in my house continues.

After preparing the foundation, it's time to start the process itself.

All background on my channel.

For insulation, I chose extruded polystyrene foam, 50 mm thick.

The sequence is very simple:

• I apply glue to the insulation plate.

• And I apply to the foundation ...

But what's next ???

Then you need to do the same with the next sheet, but there is one problem.

• Firstly, the surface is not perfectly flat, and the insulation does not fit snugly in it.
• Secondly, the glue does not set right away. In order for it to securely fix the sheet, you need to sit and hold it ...

This is where a simple but useful thing helped.

Dowels for insulation, this is where they are very useful to use.

I sprinkled the lower part of the sheet with sand, but on top I just applied these fasteners.

Since the sheets of insulation, in addition to the foundation itself, also covered part of the aerated concrete, it was in it that I fixed the dowels. I drilled it with an ordinary drill, and shoved the fasteners.

✅ And I used the cheapest, plastic option. And not a single dowel broke, everyone held the sheets securely.

❗ In my case, their task was precisely the initial fastening until the glue seizes. Therefore, there is simply no point in buying expensive ones with a metal core ...

The end result is this view.

The first part of the work is done, now you can move on to the blind area.

Read about this shortly.

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