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A Quick History of Caulking and Its Ways to use Home Repairs
When caulking first arrived on the scene, it would fill small cracks with hardly any problems, of flaking or checking in the future, but as people began to feel larger cracks, the caulking itself would begin to crack and separate from the sides of the areas that they were suppose to bond to.
They came out with silicone caulking, however, you couldn't paint it. There have been plenty of contractors who use silicone caulking, since it promised not to separate or crack. This solves one problem but created another. When the painter was finished painting, there were little cracks or checks in the paint which was within the caulking.
Don't disappear yet, they announced paintable silicone caulking. Now everybody was happy, accept that silicone was tough to clean and work with not to mention it's environmentally insensitive. Silicone was very successful, but was still a little pricey, compared to the regular caulking which was sold in those days.
In the building industry, one thing that stands out a lot more than others is an, if your product is too expensive, it will not be used that often.
Then comes the miraculous 15 year caulking, only to be outdone by the 25 year caulking, and then the ultimate 35 year caulking. What are the differences between these? I could not really let you know exactly what the difference is, however i can tell you this. Caulking was designed to fill small gap's, usually just one quarter of an inch and that is when it works the very best.
Any gaps which are larger than that, at less than one half inch wide, should make use of a polyethylene-based caulking. If you are planning to fill a gap that's larger than one half inch wide, you need to use a filler piece and then caulk between your filler piece and also the edges of the crack or gap.
As always, browse the instructions on the caulking to make sure you can use it on the products you will be repairing or filling. While using right home repair product to fill the best hole, will prevent you against repairing the same spot in the future or at least the long run.
