Repairing lattice

[Tim]

Help! We received notice from the HOA that the lattice on one of the walls of our deck need to be repaired. A few of the slats have fallen out. I bought a thing of Liquid Nails but since I don't have clamps I wasn't able to keep the wood in place long enough to dry. Is there a faster-acting wood glue that doesn't require clamps?

[Surfah]

Why not just replace the piece of lattice? A 4' x 8' piece is probably only about $15-20.

[Tim]

Why not just replace the piece of lattice? A 4' x 8' piece is probably only about $15-20.

It's not about the cost... it just seems inconvenient to have to take down all the barrier things around it that hold it up... not to mention that I have no way of cutting the piece down to size (15" x 48"). It seems easier to just glue or tack (somehow) the four fallen slats back in. Your thoughts?

[Surfah]

It's not about the cost... it just seems inconvenient to have to take down all the barrier things around it that hold it up... not to mention that I have no way of cutting the piece down to size (15" x 48"). It seems easier to just glue or tack (somehow) the four fallen slats back in. Your thoughts?

I assume your lattice is diamond shaped, and since you don't have clamps, why not use some twine, wire, or even a zip ties to keep the slats in place while the glue sets up?

[pellegrino]

If it were me, I'd buy some clamps. They're handy and you can never have too many of them. Surfah's suggestion of the zip ties/twine is probably the easiest solution.

[creekster]

Something like this. Not too much and you can use them for a lot of things over time.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...u=00917641000P

[Surfah]

Something like this. Not too much and you can use them for a lot of things over time.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...u=00917641000P

Adjustable clamps like that are really handy. Also, I'd recommend a bunch of small spring clamps like these which would be perfect for this task:

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[wuapinmon]

Tim, I was at Lowe's this morning. They have tiny metal vise grips and c-clamps for $1.97 each. They are really useful, and if you had 5-6 of them, it'd be a great thing to have.

[Tim]

Thanks for the advice on the clamps. I bought four of one size and four of an even smaller size, and that appears to have done the job. Thanks again!