Home depot, ace hardware, etc sell backerrod in the insulation department or
near the caulk. It is cylinder shaped spongy material that you squeeze into
large crevises and then caulk on top. Idea is you use less caulk plus caulk
is attached to something flexible in back instead of something rigid.


"Paul" wrote in message
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On Aug 25, 6:49 pm, Norminn wrote:
Paul wrote:
On Aug 25, 3:03 pm, Norminn wrote:

Paul wrote:

Caulking in our bathroom, around the base of the tub & floor, and
around the floor/walls in general, is either cracking or is missing in
areas.

I read up on this before (in our previous place, an apartment) but
never followed through since we were leaving for our new place (first
house).

Correct me if i'm wrong, and please feel free to inform me further,
but i think i need to remove the existing caulking with some kind of
solvent? Then clean & dry the area, the apply the new caulk and let
dry.

Is that right?

If all the surfaces are tile, I could cut it away and scrape with razor
blade scraper. Clean with denatured alcohol, then straight,
full-strength bleach before putting in new caulk. Silicone caulk
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Yes, tile. Sounds good! Thanks!

Might need special stuff if gaps are greater than about 1/8". Over
1/4", you need backer rod
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Thanks for that! But I don't think there are any large gaps. But I'll
measure to make sure.

what's "backer rod" ?