You can glue it down if you never expect to have to take it up again. Glue is permanent and will stick to and remove any wallboard or paneling it is stuck to. That is why carpenters use nails – you can take up the baseboard and re-nail it to a wall. You won’t be able to do that with glue.
If you are reinstalling existing trim, it will have nails and nail holes so why not just renail it? Glue is really not a good idea specially if it ends up gluing your quarter round to the laminate floor. The floor needs to be free to expand and contract under the trim.
Sorry man but i am gonna confirm the last three post and say its not a good Idea. Except for the smaller pieces, like less than 4 inches. The biggest reason is that base does not conform to the wall. Wood warps and twists and the wall stays straight (well the walls not always straight). Nails not only hold the base on the wall but makes it conform to the wall. If you get a good match of wood putty (which they make several colors) and set the nail heads about an 1/8 inch into the base. Then fill those holes with matching putty they will usually disappear. I like to put the nails in the darker grainy areas for better masking (if the base has it).
But if you have base that does not hide nail holes easily and can get the base to conform to the wall while the glue sets up. Then go for it. Use a glue recommended by one of the fine people at the hardware store. And be prepared for a tedious chore next time you have take remove and reinstall that base.
You can, and I would recommend either liquid nails or lock tite. The only reason I like the latter better is that it has a faster grab.
You can glue it down if you never expect to have to take it up again. Glue is permanent and will stick to and remove any wallboard or paneling it is stuck to. That is why carpenters use nails – you can take up the baseboard and re-nail it to a wall. You won’t be able to do that with glue.
If you are reinstalling existing trim, it will have nails and nail holes so why not just renail it? Glue is really not a good idea specially if it ends up gluing your quarter round to the laminate floor. The floor needs to be free to expand and contract under the trim.
Sorry man but i am gonna confirm the last three post and say its not a good Idea. Except for the smaller pieces, like less than 4 inches. The biggest reason is that base does not conform to the wall. Wood warps and twists and the wall stays straight (well the walls not always straight). Nails not only hold the base on the wall but makes it conform to the wall. If you get a good match of wood putty (which they make several colors) and set the nail heads about an 1/8 inch into the base. Then fill those holes with matching putty they will usually disappear. I like to put the nails in the darker grainy areas for better masking (if the base has it).
But if you have base that does not hide nail holes easily and can get the base to conform to the wall while the glue sets up. Then go for it. Use a glue recommended by one of the fine people at the hardware store. And be prepared for a tedious chore next time you have take remove and reinstall that base.