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Warning about the 'just add more caulk' advice for bathroom gaps
In my experience, if the gap around your tub is wider than a quarter inch, which I see all the time in houses built after 2000, caulk alone will just crack again in six months because the movement is too much, so you need to backer rod first, then caulk over it.
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riverf341mo ago
What about the type of caulk though? I've had way better luck with the silicone stuff labeled for kitchens and baths, it stays flexible longer. The cheap latex kind dries out and cracks no matter what you do.
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sanchez.robin1mo ago
Wow, @riverf34, you just changed my whole view on this.
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