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Where to caulk exterior door with leaking window seal
I have an exterior back door with a window that leaks around the trim during hard rains. The door is likely due for replacing but I'm hoping to buy some time with silicone caulk to better seal the ...
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Drywall Next to Shower getting wet
I recently purchased a house that had some drywall damage next to the shower/tub. We could see there was a crack in the calking, figured we'd get that fixed and then fix the drywall, no issue. Well we ...
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Exterior Window Trims & Caulk
I need to redo caulk around multiple exterior windows. Many windows have trim that is flush with the siding (cedar shingles), caulk is either cracked or completely gone. I was thinking of putting ...
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Should I seal the gap between framing and foundation (NOT Siding)
we recently bought a new build in the PNW. I was checking out the exterior and noticed that there are gaps where the framing meets the foundation. I know you're not supposed to seal the gap between ...
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BEst flooring interface
New build, kitchen floor is LVT, adjacent to prefinished hardwood hallway. What is the best way to interface the two materials, so that the surface is continuous, i.e., no thresholds, no ...
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Recaulk a shower door frame [closed]
The caulk between a fiberglass shower/tub and a shower door frame is looking kind of icky.
I'm thinking of removing the frame, cleaning it up and re-caulking it. However, I don't want the problem to ...
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Is this Hardie trim installed wrong? If so, will this cause it to fail or leak around the windows?
Hardie siding was recently installed at my house, and it doesn't look quite right, but I'm very unfamiliar with siding/trim. Will this install cause issues, whether by (a) immediate water issues/leaks ...
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Reinstalling nail in the wall
So recently the shelf in my closet randomly came down. All the nails in the wall got ripped out and I’ve been trying to figure out how to put them back but have had some questions.
Can I simply put ...
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Reinstalling nails in the wall
So recently the shelf in my closet randomly came down. All the nails in the wall got ripped out and I’ve been trying to figure out how to put them back but have had some questions.
Can I simply put ...
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How to remove rock hard caulking on bathtub
i am trying to remove old caulk. The caulking removal tool doesnt work and the box cutter isnt helping. The caulk has really solidified. Any tips on how to remove would be greatly appreciated.
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How can I restore the grout joint at the bottom of my shower walls?
Grouted pebble shower floor, tile walls. The rough, cement-like grout where the floor and wall meet, which resembles the banked curve of a race track, is slowly disintegrating, and there are gaps in ...
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Type of caulk bathroom counter and painted wall?
New construction home and what kind of caulk is used between the bathroom counter and painted dry wall? I don’t think it’s compound. Is it silicone caulk that had dried out and cracking? If it is all ...
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Do I paint on top of caulk?
I'm boxing in an Ikea PAX wardrobe (see picture) with MDF. I've used filler on the gaps between the wardrobe and MDF (which I'm in the process of sanding)
For the gaps between the MDF and wall I was ...
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Is it a problem to have water around a bath drain flange?
Installed a new bath and drain and it drains fine but the fit is not 100% flat and leaves a ring of water around. This was still lying around a day later so may not be an issue, I just don't like the ...
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What am I doing wrong with my caulk?
I pulled/scraped out the old caulk and grout from around this tub where it meets the walls/floor, and replaced it. Just a couple weeks later, I see very large cracks in the caulk, and several places ...
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Was the wrong type of caulk used to seal the quartz between the counter and wall
I have quartz countertops, the contractor used a clear caulk. The caulk has turned yellow and is flaking away, how do I fix this?
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Gap between tub and tile. 100+ year old bathroom. Tile over plaster walls & heavy cast tub
I caulked this gap but the caulk cracked, water soaked in and became moldy.
I've removed most of the caulk and thinking about shoving some grout into gap at bottom then finishing off with a grout/...
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Sealing edge between tub and tile
I recently found a crack in the material that seals the tile to the tub edge, so I removed it in preparation to replace it. I originally thought that the edge was filled with grout, but in trying to ...
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Help re-caulking the shower with angled gap at the bottom
After seeing some new water damage on the ceiling below my bath, a plumber told me to try regrouting my shower (there were gaps and cracks in the old grout).
How should I approach this area at the ...
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Found crack along where shower pan meets tile. Caulk it? Grout it?
Was taking a shower and noticed pieces of grout had fallen into the shower pan. But I couldn’t figure out where it had come from. Look along the bottom and found
I had redone the grout a couple weeks ...
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How should I seal this gap between spigot and stucco wall?
Options I've seen include silicone caulk, stucco patch mix, or duct seal. What will work best? It will rain in about 17 hours, so a quick drying method will be useful, or I can maybe just cover it ...
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Sealant between Bilco Bulkhead Door and Cement Base for Water Infiltration - Colder Temperatures
Looking for some guidance on a sealant/caulk that I can use between a Bilco basement metal door, and the cement base it sits on. Temperatures are between 27°-50°F in the swings from night to day, so I ...
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Does caulk or spackle make more sense here?
Notwithstanding my user name :), I'd welcome some advice on whether caulk or spackle would be better to fill these gaps and produce a uniform surface. The left side is a heavily painted metal window ...
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Shower leaking after renovation - grout/caulk question
The place I rent recently had a bathroom renovation done due to long term shower body leaks (as well as some other leaking). Long story short, they put up Durock and re-tiled everything. My question ...
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Help With Decaying Window - How To Fix The Gap
I have a very old window, that faces the sunny side of our house. Noticed it had some chipping paint and rotting wood on the exterior when we moved in. I got rid of most of the messed up wood, and ...
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Is there an easy way to fix the trim below the bay window? or better to replace?
What would I replace with? I was thinking I might be able to fill the hole with liquid wood or something.
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There is a piece of wood caulked to the top of my bathtub. What is going on and what can I do to fix it?
I’m wondering exactly what has been done to my poor tub, and what I can do to fix it. The be previously removed the caulk and replaced it on the bottom of the board, but I didn’t add enough caulk to ...
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What type of caulk and/or sealant for my tub? See image
I have a relatively old tub and tile work in our master bath. I’ve re-caulked it a few times and even did a sealant along one edge, but I think I need to use something stronger. Here’s some pics - let ...
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What can I use to remove caulk from acrylic shower wall seams without damaging the surface shine of new walls?
I hired someone to install. They used dirty hands to sloppily apply the caulk. It’s all over - clumpy globs of dirty caulk in the seams. And on the shower walls. I need to remove it and do it right. ...
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We painted the walls before installing new baseboard. What now?
We painted the walls and now we have to install baseboard. We’ve already painted the baseboard and haven’t installed it yet.
We don’t know how to fix this problem.
At what point do a caulk? Are we ...
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What type of caulk will adhere to composite deck wood?
I am using some left over composite deck wood as trim in various exterior projects around the house. One of them needs some sort of sealant between the deck wood piece and the house. Does anyone ...
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Granite counter tops with granite backsplash in kitchen: need to replace caulk
New construction, 7 years old. We have quartz "granite" counter tops with an approximate 6 inch bit as a backsplash. The caulk has degraded and I need to remove it, make sure the moisture ...
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Caulking in a glass pane on a skylight
A branch fell and broke my skylight glass. I ordered replacement glass, and now I'm wondering the proper way to caulk it in. First, do I need to caulk it in? I don't see any caulk residue from the ...
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What to do about this window installation
Was investigating some leaky windows and wasn't expecting to see this configuration for replacement windows. These were done on the entire home 2 homeowners ago, now about 8 years old.
It looks like ...
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Need advice on my newbie DIY repair plan for peeling paint/caulk on exterior window frame
I'm a new home owner trying to get all of the information I need to tackle this project. I tend to overthink things, but I'm trying to do this the right way. Here's my plan, and I am hoping that ...
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Accidentally caulked wrong areas on window install?
I'm installing an exterior window for the first time and think I made a dumb rookie move with the exterior caulk. I've caulked between the window trim and the siding, including underneath the sill. My ...
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Shower leaking onto carpet in adjacent bedroom
Carpet in the bedroom that backs up to the 2nd floor shower gets wet. There is no water leaking below the shower or in any other direction.
I removed the drywall and there is a liner which was filled ...
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How to properly re-seal sliding door
My sliding back door has some kind of yellowed caulk/sealant around the glass pane that looks terrible and is detaching in several places. I believe the frame is PVC.
I can remove the old, but what ...
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How to keep the foam backing in place, to fix a gap by bathroom faucet
There is a large-ish gap by the bathtub faucet.
I planned to do it myself, without having to remove any plumbing parts (which is out of my ability level). I bought foam backing rod, which I plan to ...
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How to seal edges (cracks) in shower?
Seeing some hairline crack at the edge of the shower. What's the best way to add some waterproofing here? Silicon Caulk? Grout? Something else? Specific product suggestions appreciated.
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Carpet gap causing leak
My house has a large gap between the wall and the carpet in the bedroom where it looks like water is leaking through I want to repair it myself but I don’t know what to use.
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Question about DIY repair of bathtub and tile caulking/grout/silicone in gap with no backing (plus curiosity question)
I am a a first time DIYer working on an old bathroom. The tub seems like porcelain-enameled steel. I have removed moldy caulk and cracked grout from around the tub. The most puzzling issue is ...
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What kind of caulk to use on wood that has had deck sealer applied?
We have an old buffet that I converted into a vanity for use in the bathroom. To make the top water resistant, we used a deck sealer. Whether or not that was the best choice, the deed is done.
The ...
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Why hasn't the caulk cured in my shower? [closed]
I have a lady I clean for ask me to remove the old caulking and redo it. So I did I used the normal home depot brand for years like I’ve always gotten. And the client said it never cured. So when I ...
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How to properly seal a humidifier water tank?
I cracked a plastic water tank for my humidifier, a Holmes HM-2060W. It's not a bad crack in that there is not a large gap, but it's 3-4 inches long and leaks water, which spills onto the floor, so ...
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How to remove plaster or really old hard caulk (can't tell) from bathtub?
My house was built in 1970 or 1971 (I've seen both years, can't remember which one is correct), and the bathtub and the bathtub walls are original to the house. The caulking has been coming off, so I ...
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What's the best caulk for the interface between shower wall and painted/sheetrock wall?
I'm replacing the caulk on my bathtub/shower, since it's in sorry shape.
See the images below. My house is about 50 years old and I believe these shower walls are original. They appear to be some kind ...
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When can I safely caulk a toilet after install?
Is there a timeframe after a toilet install where I can confidently caulk a toilet to the floor? I would assume after a day, if no leaks that the wax ring/seal is secure and can be safely caulked?
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Proper way to seal bottom plate to slab? [closed]
I noticed that the caulk has failed where the bottom plate meets our concrete slab foundation along an exterior wall. I’ve removed the old caulk and vacuumed the area. The bottom plate is sitting on a ...
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New caulk on tub splitting after just a few weeks
My partner and I bought a house in July. It has 2 tubs, 1 of which we never use.
Both tubs needed to be re-caulked. On 2022-10-31 I had a professional re-caulk both tubs.
The one that my partner and I ...
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