To Caulk or Not to Caulk -- Baseboard Registers
Pines Everywhere
10 years ago
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Comments (1)Is this for a new floor being put in? I'd clean it before I caulked....See MoreCaulk between tile and baseboard?
Comments (17)Wow those pictures look so nice.... I knew I didn't like visible caulk running along every tiled surface that met the wall. :-/ Quarter round was used in the models that had wood-type flooring, but like I said, the tiled floors all had goopy messy glossy caulk. :-( Is it at least paintable? The house we're looking at now isn't custom, it's a tract home. Options are limited, but I was asking more for reasons of proper alignment of expectations. ;-)...See MoreHELP!! Can you apply unsanded grout caulk over previous caulk?
Comments (7)You can ignore any advice you want. You have a change of plane there. It is industry wide specs that call for a silicone joint at all change of plane. Care not what the handyman used or is saying, its obvious you doubt their novice advice and its obvious by the quality of the work they are incompetant. Your big concern now is the proper way in which you remove all residue so Silicone can bond properly and so that you dont leave behind any MOLD prone residues under the new silicone install. So many clowns come here with mold under their poor attempt to correct a change of plane by improperly cleaning out latex based caulks and replace with the proper material. Then later claim their un-mold-abale silicone is producing mold. Its an age old mistake and ive told you exactly how to approach the repair. Now im not looking for likes here or thank you's . But if you speak to any one single tile professional that follows the TCNA/ansi youll see what im saying. The way forward is in your hands. Acetone . Use it. and since you are spanning a larger than industry standard 1/8" joint you need to choose your flash point and type silicone properly theres no less than hundreds of 100% silicone blends/types out there....See MoreCaulk Issue on Baseboards
Comments (4)I third that, had same problem. Painting it stopped it from being a dust bunny magnet....See MorePines Everywhere
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