Because LUMBER LOCK is the best on the market. LUMBER LOCK:
• is the best in the cold – easily guns in the cold. No need to warm it up in your truck to use it at -5 C like everybody else’s. It is easy to get out of the cartridge even down to -20C.
• doesn’t drool in the heat – it doesn’t make a mess on the site and waste money.
• has the best bond strength in the industry – much stronger than wood
• creates loyal customers – once contractors try it, they love it.
PL400 is a good product for the do-it-yourself guys but for the guy who is using construction adhesive everyday, LUMBER LOCK is just much easier to work with. LUMBER LOCK:
• has 20 minutes of open time (the time between application and creating the bond). That means contractors can gun out enough glue for multiple sheets of sub-floor at once without worrying about whether the glue will skin over.
Short open time is ok for a DIY guy but not on a job site that gets interruptions, deliveries, etc.
LUMBER LOCK is simply a better product. I know you can save a few pennies today but you may be dealing with unhappy customers tomorrow. We haven’t had a LUMBER LOCK callback yet. Callbacks are expensive – time and money out the door for you and your customer. LUMBER LOCK is proven, and that is worth something.
Actually that is exactly how LUMBER LOCK is designed to work. It offers the strongest bond available but stays flexible providing a cushion that keeps floors solid and quiet.
Competitors add clay to their formulas because it makes it cheaper to produce but in a few years, that clay is rigid and contributes to squeaky and noisy floors.