Construction adhesives are a growing business, and for good reason. They can be used in almost any construction project, big or small, and they strengthen and improve the longevity of common projects like installing subflooring, hanging drywall, finishing trim and moldings, and hanging cabinets, as well as outdoor landscaping and finishing projects. Construction adhesives are typically packaged in cartridges, applied using a caulk gun, and then cured or dried at ambient temperature.
Four common technologies are used in the construction adhesives industry: latex, solvent, polyurethane, and modified silane or “hybrids” (see Figure 1). These four technologies create a good-better-best option, with latex and solvent-based adhesives filling out the “good” category, polyurethanes representing “better,” and hybrids being “best.”