Baseboards

Any construction adhesive should do. Liquid Nails is a popular brand.

Support the baseboard with tape while the adhesive dries. A fast-drying formula might let you skip the tape.

Are you sure that there are no furring strips behind the drywall? I'd be concerned about moisture wicking through the blocks and damaging the drywall.

I've added furring strips to the upper framing and extended them down over the block to keep the drywall away from the block.

Construction adhesive such as Liquid Nails. You can hold the molding in place with weights until the adhesive sets. I have used sandbags and they worked well.

That's why they make cement nails. You can also drill, put plastic inserts and screws. It's not difficult.

re: That's why they make cement nails. You can also drill, put plastic inserts and screws. It's not difficult.

To install baseboard? Seem like overkill and a lot of labor for something a little Liquid Nails can handle in a matter of minutes.

Why don't they glue a house together?

Because it wouldn't work.

Well, it isn't ONLY glue, but they do glue houses together now, and have for a decade or two. Glue-lam beams, and structural members and panels made from what used to be considered trash wood, formed into sheets and framing. And when they assemble it, they glue it together, along with the nails. (Not sure how well nails stick in wood made out of glued and compressed chips- I suspect the adhesive does most of the holding work once it cures.)

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There's a wooden house in Canada held together with yellow carpenters glue. If done right the joints are stronger than the wood itself.