Weather related expansion/shrinkage of wood
The baseboard along the stairs of our house shrank and pulled away
from the wall during the winter months. Now that it is warmer and more humid, it is slowly expanding and the space between it and the wall is shrinking. I understand that I can caulk the top of the baseboard to the wall and the caulk should have enough "give" to it so that it can handle the weather related expansion/shrinkage of the baseboard. Is this right? If this is correct, when is the best time to do the caulking? Thanks, -Jane |
Weather related expansion/shrinkage of wood
Get out a nailer or screwgun , It was not properly instaled.
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Weather related expansion/shrinkage of wood
Jane wrote:
The baseboard along the stairs of our house shrank and pulled away from the wall during the winter months. Now that it is warmer and more humid, it is slowly expanding and the space between it and the wall is shrinking. I understand that I can caulk the top of the baseboard to the wall and the caulk should have enough "give" to it so that it can handle the weather related expansion/shrinkage of the baseboard. Is this right? If this is correct, when is the best time to do the caulking? m Ransley is right...it wasn't installed correctly. The expansion/contraction of the wood wouldn't pull it away from the wall. Wood expands/contracts across the grain which in your case would be vertically, not horizontally. -- dadiOH _____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.0... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico ____________________________ |
Weather related expansion/shrinkage of wood
Jane wrote:
The baseboard along the stairs of our house shrank and pulled away from the wall during the winter months. I hate it when my wood shrinks during the winter months, too. (I'm sorry. g Somebody had to say it!) -- Baisez-les s'ils ne peuvent pas prendre une plaisanterie -------------------------------------------------------- Tom Pendergast e-mail is for sissies, say it on line |
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