I have a timber garage built on a concrete slab and I want to seal around
the base to keep out the water.

The garage has a 4x2 (on the flat) beam all around. The concrete is in good
condition and generally a food fit to the wood. However the frame is
screwed down onto the concrete and the walls built over the top of the
fixings. So I cant raise the beam to get large amounts of sealer below the
beams. There is a sufficient gap all around the outside to get a good thick
bead of some weatherproof sealer. I may go around the edge with an angle
grinder to cut a gap between the concrete and the wood though.

Searching around, I've found Soundal Aquafix which sounds good - anybody
here used this stuff? Also somebody suggested "Sticks Like S**t" and of
course Gripfill. I don't really want to use silicon sealer as I've seen it
shrink and begin to detach. I thought something more like mastic that never
really hardens completely.

Any other suggestions?


Thanks,

Neil

Neil wrote:
I have a timber garage built on a concrete slab and I want to seal around
the base to keep out the water.

The garage has a 4x2 (on the flat) beam all around. The concrete is in good
condition and generally a food fit to the wood. However the frame is
screwed down onto the concrete and the walls built over the top of the
fixings. So I cant raise the beam to get large amounts of sealer below the
beams. There is a sufficient gap all around the outside to get a good thick
bead of some weatherproof sealer. I may go around the edge with an angle
grinder to cut a gap between the concrete and the wood though.

Searching around, I've found Soundal Aquafix which sounds good - anybody
here used this stuff? Also somebody suggested "Sticks Like S**t" and of
course Gripfill. I don't really want to use silicon sealer as I've seen it
shrink and begin to detach. I thought something more like mastic that never
really hardens completely.

Any other suggestions?


Thanks,

Neil




DG installer told me low modulus neutral cure silicone is the one to
use. Totally different to the general purpose stuff apparently, but no
more expensive.

Neil wrote:
I have a timber garage built on a concrete slab and I want to seal around
the base to keep out the water.

The garage has a 4x2 (on the flat) beam all around. The concrete is in good
condition and generally a food fit to the wood. However the frame is
screwed down onto the concrete and the walls built over the top of the
fixings. So I cant raise the beam to get large amounts of sealer below the
beams. There is a sufficient gap all around the outside to get a good thick
bead of some weatherproof sealer. I may go around the edge with an angle
grinder to cut a gap between the concrete and the wood though.

Searching around, I've found Soundal Aquafix which sounds good - anybody
here used this stuff? Also somebody suggested "Sticks Like S**t" and of
course Gripfill. I don't really want to use silicon sealer as I've seen it
shrink and begin to detach. I thought something more like mastic that never
really hardens completely.

Any other suggestions?


Acrylic outdoor frame sealer - used to seal round windows.

It lasts longer than butyl putties.


Thanks,

Neil

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I have a timber garage built on a concrete slab and I want to seal around
the base to keep out the water.

The garage has a 4x2 (on the flat) beam all around. The concrete is in
good condition and generally a food fit to the wood. However the frame is
screwed down onto the concrete and the walls built over the top of the
fixings. So I cant raise the beam to get large amounts of sealer below
the beams. There is a sufficient gap all around the outside to get a good
thick bead of some weatherproof sealer. I may go around the edge with an
angle grinder to cut a gap between the concrete and the wood though.

Searching around, I've found Soundal Aquafix which sounds good - anybody
here used this stuff? Also somebody suggested "Sticks Like S**t" and of
course Gripfill. I don't really want to use silicon sealer as I've seen
it shrink and begin to detach. I thought something more like mastic that
never really hardens completely.

Any other suggestions?


Thanks,

Neil


In the end I went for Weather Mate (http://www.toolbank.com/p/EVBWEACL) most
of the builders around here have a good word for it so fingers crossed!

Many thanks to all who replied.
Neil