Caulking to a tiled wall

drhowarddrfine · 10-04-2006, 10:01 AM

My wife owns a restaurant and has a display case that weighs about 5 pounds or a little more. This case must hang on a tiled wall but I hate to drill holes into the tile because this will be the second time I've had to move it leaving holes in the tile. I tried using some 2-inch wide velcro strips but the tape eventually pulled away from the wall.

After caulking a bathroom sink, I thought about the fact that silicone caulk sticks pretty good to tile. I was wondering how stupid of me it would be to caulk the velcro, or the case itself, onto the wall?

Hammatime · 10-04-2006, 10:11 AM

Why do you have to keep moving it?

drhowarddrfine · 10-04-2006, 10:34 AM

New equipment was moved in front of it.

J187 · 10-04-2006, 10:49 AM

Liquid nails actually bonds surprising well to tile despite saying on the tube not designed for ceramics. But I've used it to hang trim around a heat register that I could not for the life of me find an appropriate outside diameter for. So, I trimed the register out with wood molding and used the LN to hold it on. Its not 5lbs, but you couldn't pull from the wall without a prying tool.....

mhervy · 10-04-2006, 11:00 AM

you could use PL Premium... it woun't move.

drhowarddrfine · 10-04-2006, 11:57 AM

What is PL Premium?

mhervy · 10-04-2006, 04:26 PM

PL is a construction ashesive, comes in a caulking tube, you can get it at any home building centre, Home Deopt etc.

10-04-2006, 10:01 AM	#1
drhowarddrfine Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21	Caulking to a tiled wall My wife owns a restaurant and has a display case that weighs about 5 pounds or a little more. This case must hang on a tiled wall but I hate to drill holes into the tile because this will be the second time I've had to move it leaving holes in the tile. I tried using some 2-inch wide velcro strips but the tape eventually pulled away from the wall. After caulking a bathroom sink, I thought about the fact that silicone caulk sticks pretty good to tile. I was wondering how stupid of me it would be to caulk the velcro, or the case itself, onto the wall?

10-04-2006, 10:11 AM	#2
Hammatime General Contractor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MA Posts: 40	Caulking to a tiled wall Why do you have to keep moving it?

10-04-2006, 10:34 AM	#3
drhowarddrfine Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21	Caulking to a tiled wall New equipment was moved in front of it.

10-04-2006, 10:49 AM	#4
J187 They're all fixer-uppers Join Date: May 2006 Location: MA Posts: 962	Caulking to a tiled wall Liquid nails actually bonds surprising well to tile despite saying on the tube not designed for ceramics. But I've used it to hang trim around a heat register that I could not for the life of me find an appropriate outside diameter for. So, I trimed the register out with wood molding and used the LN to hold it on. Its not 5lbs, but you couldn't pull from the wall without a prying tool.....

10-04-2006, 11:00 AM	#5
mhervy Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 11	Caulking to a tiled wall you could use PL Premium... it woun't move.

Caulking to a tiled wall