Rope caulk?
I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the
house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...6338-1410-P24H or http://preview.tinyurl.com/6pwrtb If this isn't the product I need, do you know what I'm looking for and where to buy it? As always, I appreciate your help. nancy |
Rope caulk?
"Nancy Young" wrote in message . .. I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...6338-1410-P24H or http://preview.tinyurl.com/6pwrtb If this isn't the product I need, do you know what I'm looking for and where to buy it? As always, I appreciate your help. nancy I wouldn't use that. Get some real silicone caulk. http://www.doityourself.com/icat/grayblkbronzsilicone |
Rope caulk?
Nancy Young wrote:
I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...6338-1410-P24H or http://preview.tinyurl.com/6pwrtb If this isn't the product I need, do you know what I'm looking for and where to buy it? As always, I appreciate your help. nancy The link you provided is for caulk to be used around windows. Are you trying to fill a gap between concrete patio and concrete foundation? If so, there is a caulk specifically for concrete expansion joints - just check out the caulk rack at you favorite big store. Probably have it in the masonry supplies as well. Like this: http://www.dap.com/product_details.a...=26&SubcatID=6 |
Rope caulk?
On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 18:45:40 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote: I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? Examine products on the shelf with caulk, find the color and make sure it apply's with concrete. I've used "grey rubbery caulk" before and it stuck. I can't get butyl caulk out of my pants (used to build box cars). It out last my pants, but I don't build box cars, buses, etc.. |
Rope caulk?
Norminn wrote:
Nancy Young wrote: I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...6338-1410-P24H or http://preview.tinyurl.com/6pwrtb If this isn't the product I need, do you know what I'm looking for and where to buy it? As always, I appreciate your help. The link you provided is for caulk to be used around windows. Further down in the description it mentioned other uses. Are you trying to fill a gap between concrete patio and concrete foundation? Right. If so, there is a caulk specifically for concrete expansion joints - just check out the caulk rack at you favorite big store. Probably have it in the masonry supplies as well. What's confusing me is that this stuff is up to an inch wide and doesn't look like it came out of a caulking gun. It looks like one long piece of gray rope. I guess that's why I thought rope caulk. Thanks, I will go look closer at what is available, I didn't have much luck last time, I didn't even see this stuff I found online. nancy |
Rope caulk?
Oren wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 18:45:40 -0400, "Nancy Young" wrote: I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? Examine products on the shelf with caulk, find the color and make sure it apply's with concrete. I've used "grey rubbery caulk" before and it stuck. I can't get butyl caulk out of my pants (used to build box cars). It out last my pants, but I don't build box cars, buses, etc.. Heh. Okay, thanks, as I said I'm just starting to get into this little project and wasn't sure what to look for. nancy |
Rope caulk?
On Jul 6, 6:54 pm, "Nancy Young" wrote:
Oren wrote: On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 18:45:40 -0400, "Nancy Young" wrote: I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? Examine products on the shelf with caulk, find the color and make sure it apply's with concrete. I've used "grey rubbery caulk" before and it stuck. I can't get butyl caulk out of my pants (used to build box cars). It out last my pants, but I don't build box cars, buses, etc.. Heh. Okay, thanks, as I said I'm just starting to get into this little project and wasn't sure what to look for. nancy Usually, the concrete guys use products like this: http://www.bestmaterials.com/detail.aspx?ID=10136 which is a one-part urethane caulk. It is really good stuff, and will hold its shape when pulled out, and end up looking like a rope. You also might need to use a caulk backer rod - http://www.bestmaterials.com/SearchR...ategoryID=1083 This should be reasonably easy to find but the caulk is a little more difficult to get. I buy mine from a local contractor's supply store that specializes in tools and supplies for masonry contractors. JK |
Rope caulk?
Big_Jake wrote:
On Jul 6, 6:54 pm, "Nancy Young" wrote: Usually, the concrete guys use products like this: http://www.bestmaterials.com/detail.aspx?ID=10136 which is a one-part urethane caulk. It is really good stuff, and will hold its shape when pulled out, and end up looking like a rope. You also might need to use a caulk backer rod - http://www.bestmaterials.com/SearchR...ategoryID=1083 This should be reasonably easy to find but the caulk is a little more difficult to get. I buy mine from a local contractor's supply store that specializes in tools and supplies for masonry contractors. Oh. The fact that I don't know what backer rod is, but I saw what looked like that at the store makes me think I don't know what the heck I'm doing. I'd better read more about it. Thank you for the heads up. nancy |
Rope caulk?
Oren wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 18:45:40 -0400, "Nancy Young" wrote: I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? Examine products on the shelf with caulk, find the color and make sure it apply's with concrete. I've used "grey rubbery caulk" before and it stuck. I can't get butyl caulk out of my pants (used to build box cars). It out last my pants, but I don't build box cars, buses, etc.. Hi, It depends how side the gap is. Or it could be acting like expansion joint. Also it matters how deep the gap is vertically. There is bigger than usual size commercial caulking tube made for concrete/masonry which is sort of grey color. If gap is deep, fill it with foam or rubber rope and apply caulk. May need more than one pass. HD or Lowe will have what you need. |
Rope caulk?
Tony Hwang wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 18:45:40 -0400, "Nancy Young" wrote: I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? It depends how side the gap is. Or it could be acting like expansion joint. Also it matters how deep the gap is vertically. There is bigger than usual size commercial caulking tube made for concrete/masonry which is sort of grey color. If gap is deep, fill it with foam or rubber rope and apply caulk. May need more than one pass. HD or Lowe will have what you need. Thank you very much. I'll start with looking more closely at what I'm planning to replace. nancy |
Rope caulk?
On 7/6/2008 4:52 PM Nancy Young spake thus:
What's confusing me is that this stuff is up to an inch wide and doesn't look like it came out of a caulking gun. It looks like one long piece of gray rope. I guess that's why I thought rope caulk. I think what you have is what's called "backer rod", which isn't caulk at all, but semi-rigid foam (usually gray) used to fill large gaps. You stuff it in, then caulk around it. Available at almost any hardware or home-improvement store. -- "Wikipedia ... it reminds me ... of dogs barking idiotically through endless nights. It is so bad that a sort of grandeur creeps into it. It drags itself out of the dark abyss of pish, and crawls insanely up the topmost pinnacle of posh. It is rumble and bumble. It is flap and doodle. It is balder and dash." - With apologies to H. L. Mencken |
Rope caulk?
On 7/6/2008 5:10 PM Nancy Young spake thus:
Big_Jake wrote: On Jul 6, 6:54 pm, "Nancy Young" wrote: Usually, the concrete guys use products like this: http://www.bestmaterials.com/detail.aspx?ID=10136 which is a one-part urethane caulk. It is really good stuff, and will hold its shape when pulled out, and end up looking like a rope. You also might need to use a caulk backer rod - http://www.bestmaterials.com/SearchR...ategoryID=1083 This should be reasonably easy to find but the caulk is a little more difficult to get. I buy mine from a local contractor's supply store that specializes in tools and supplies for masonry contractors. Oh. The fact that I don't know what backer rod is, but I saw what looked like that at the store makes me think I don't know what the heck I'm doing. I'd better read more about it. Thank you for the heads up. The backer rod is just something else besides caulk to stuff into the crack, used when the crack is large. You *could* fill the crack with caulk, but that would take a lot more of it: the backer rod just lets you use less caulk, while still filling the cavity. Not exactly rocket science. -- "Wikipedia ... it reminds me ... of dogs barking idiotically through endless nights. It is so bad that a sort of grandeur creeps into it. It drags itself out of the dark abyss of pish, and crawls insanely up the topmost pinnacle of posh. It is rumble and bumble. It is flap and doodle. It is balder and dash." - With apologies to H. L. Mencken |
Rope caulk?
Nancy Young wrote:
Big_Jake wrote: On Jul 6, 6:54 pm, "Nancy Young" wrote: Usually, the concrete guys use products like this: http://www.bestmaterials.com/detail.aspx?ID=10136 which is a one-part urethane caulk. It is really good stuff, and will hold its shape when pulled out, and end up looking like a rope. You also might need to use a caulk backer rod - http://www.bestmaterials.com/SearchR...ategoryID=1083 This should be reasonably easy to find but the caulk is a little more difficult to get. I buy mine from a local contractor's supply store that specializes in tools and supplies for masonry contractors. Oh. The fact that I don't know what backer rod is, but I saw what looked like that at the store makes me think I don't know what the heck I'm doing. I'd better read more about it. Thank you for the heads up. nancy Backer rod is stiff foam molded into a cylindtrical shape, or rope, available in different sizes. It is used for filling larger gaps prior to caulking. The backer rod fills the gap, and caulk covers the backer rod and seals up the gap. The backer rod is to insulate and fill so you don't have to fill up voids with caulk. Caulk is great for finishing off all kinds of cracks and openings, but might never completely cure if packed in volume to a large opening. |
Rope caulk?
"Nancy Young" wrote in
: I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...ctId=96338-141 0-P24H or http://preview.tinyurl.com/6pwrtb If this isn't the product I need, do you know what I'm looking for and where to buy it? As always, I appreciate your help. nancy Where are you located...climate is what I'm getting at. That wide gap may have a purpose. |
Rope caulk?
"Nancy Young" wrote in message . .. I have a patio that comes right up to the house. Between the house and the patio is grey rubbery caulk. This caulk is missing or messed up in some areas and I'd like to replace it. If you know what I'm talking about, is this the product I need to buy? http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...6338-1410-P24H or http://preview.tinyurl.com/6pwrtb If this isn't the product I need, do you know what I'm looking for and where to buy it? As always, I appreciate your help. nancy I'd visit a boat repair facility and ask them. They use rope caulks that last decades. Might even be able to Google it and have it Priority Mailed to your door. Steve |
Rope caulk?
Oh. The fact that I don't know what backer rod is, but I saw what looked like that at the store makes me think I don't know what the heck I'm doing. Backer rod..think POOL NOODLE material but 1/4", 1/2", 1" etc in diameter (with no hole in the center) sold in rolls. Roll out what you need and stuff it into the crack with the end of a ruler or such. |
Rope caulk?
Rudy wrote:
Oh. The fact that I don't know what backer rod is, but I saw what looked like that at the store makes me think I don't know what the heck I'm doing. Backer rod..think POOL NOODLE material but 1/4", 1/2", 1" etc in diameter (with no hole in the center) sold in rolls. That's exactly what I saw (didn't see the rope caulk) and wondered if I should know what that was. The word rod throws me off, sounds like something that should be stiff. Roll out what you need and stuff it into the crack with the end of a ruler or such. Thanks very much. nancy |
Rope caulk?
Red Green wrote:
"Nancy Young" wrote If this isn't the product I need, do you know what I'm looking for and where to buy it? As always, I appreciate your help. Where are you located...climate is what I'm getting at. That wide gap may have a purpose. Ah, I'm in NJ. It does get cold here, at least it used to, in the winter. I'm just looking to replace whatever material was already there, but after some 25 years isn't what it used to be. nancy |
Rope caulk?
SteveB wrote:
"Nancy Young" wrote If this isn't the product I need, do you know what I'm looking for and where to buy it? As always, I appreciate your help. I'd visit a boat repair facility and ask them. They use rope caulks that last decades. Might even be able to Google it and have it Priority Mailed to your door. Interesting! Thanks for the tip. nancy |
Rope caulk?
Norminn wrote:
Nancy Young wrote: Oh. The fact that I don't know what backer rod is, but I saw what looked like that at the store makes me think I don't know what the heck I'm doing. I'd better read more about it. Thank you for the heads up. Backer rod is stiff foam molded into a cylindtrical shape, or rope, available in different sizes. It is used for filling larger gaps prior to caulking. The backer rod fills the gap, and caulk covers the backer rod and seals up the gap. Makes sense. The backer rod is to insulate and fill so you don't have to fill up voids with caulk. Caulk is great for finishing off all kinds of cracks and openings, but might never completely cure if packed in volume to a large opening. Capish. I think I need to use that in my bathroom where the vanity top meets the wall. Live and learn. nancy |
Rope caulk?
"Nancy Young" wrote in message ... SteveB wrote: "Nancy Young" wrote If this isn't the product I need, do you know what I'm looking for and where to buy it? As always, I appreciate your help. I'd visit a boat repair facility and ask them. They use rope caulks that last decades. Might even be able to Google it and have it Priority Mailed to your door. Interesting! Thanks for the tip. nancy I have seen documentaries where rope caulks were identifiable after over 1,000 years. So much that they knew the exact fiber used. IIRC, it is stuffed in there with a tar mixture and tapped into place with a flat shim of wood and a hammer. The extra goop may help with sealing and preserving whatever it comes in contact with. Should be cheap, too. Keep us posted. Steve |
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