How To Best Mount Cork On The Wall

Apply cork adhesive to wall one area at a time.

How to best mount cork on the wall.

Hold up your cut cork roll to the wall along the marked vertical line. Load it up with inspiration. Adjust level of board and press right side into wall to mark. Apply 100 adhesive coverage to the wall surface.

Be sure wall is clean dry and that the existing surface is secure. Glue is troweled on with plenty of open time and you may need to roll the edges if there is a seam. Outline the remaining edges. Carefully line up your cork roll to its final resting spot on the wall and press onto adhesive.

Position board on wall and fit bracket over nailed marker piece. Remove board from wall and remove marker piece from bracket. Situate the cork board on the wall and hold it for 30 seconds. Cover the roller with a liberal amount of adhesive.

Decide on the size of your cork wall area. Adhesive must be wet for cork installation. 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 the paper covering each strip of mounting tape.

Step 4 repeat step 2 with 2nd marker piece and nail into mark on wall. Attach bubble level to top edge of frame with double sided tape. Be sure to focus on the corners and edges of your cork tile. We recommend henry brand 356 or 176 applied with a v notched trowel.

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. 2 dip the adhesive roller in the liquid adhesive. The cork can be trimmed with a utility knife carpet or linoleum blade. Plywood sheet screws roughly 10 a power drill furring strips optional.

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. 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. Roll cork onto board. It may require more than one pass.

Get and mount the plywood board to the wall. Press the cork board against the wall and hold it there for 30 seconds giving the adhesive time to work and become stable. Guides you through a typical installation of cork rolls or cork sheets. Pick up the cork board and align it with the line you drew in pencil.

Press the cork tile into position and hold for about 30 seconds before moving on to your next tile. Order the cork sheet.