Exterior Caulking Door and Window | Carpentry Services

Why You Should ExteriorCaulking Your Doors and Windows

Prevent Extreme Weather from Making its way Indoors: Caulking is meant to keep the outside conditions out of your home, but it can’t do that if it is damaged and cracked. Cracked caulking is inevitable over time due to weathering and the house settling, and if left unattended, these cracks will only grow larger. If you want to keep your house dry and free from mould, you will need to reapply caulking around the windows and doors at the first sight of a problem.
Re-Caulking can Save You Money: We get numerous calls every single year from customers who need repairs done due to water damage from a recent storm or flood. If you take the steps to maintain your caulking, however, you can save money. New caulking is much cheaper than repairing a water-damaged home and will prevent damage. Caulking also helps to keep the heat in during the winter and cool air in during the summer. Why pay expensive bills to over-run your air conditioner or heating system when you could just fix the caulking around your windows and doors to save instead?
New Caulking will Keep Your Home Looking Great: While caulking isn’t considered a focal piece of your home’s exterior, it can bring down the overall curb appeal and aesthetic of the house if it is damaged. If you want to restore life back into your home, replacing the caulking around your doors and windows is a cheap and easy way to increase its value. This is an especially good project to complete before putting your house up for sale. Potential buyers will see that you have taken good care of their future home by protecting it from the weather.

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• Interior home paintin       • Condo interior painting
• Drywall and plaster repair      • Faux painting
• Wallpaper installation and removal  • exterior paintable caulk
• Painted doors  • Stucco repair and removal
• Ceiling flattening and painting • Refinished or repainted kitchen cabinets   • Hardwood and laminate floor installation
• Hardwood floor refinishing  • Bathroom painting
• Staircase and railing repairs  • Refinished or repainted stairs
• Applying paint over wallpaper  • In-home colour consultations
• And so much more!

Where can We Apply The Best Caulking For Outdoors?

Although caulking is most often used around the perimeter of doors and windows, it is also a handy tool for sealing off other areas of your home’s exterior and protecting it from water damage. We can use caulking for any of the following purposes:
• To fill the space between concrete slabs
• To create roof flashing
• To seal aluminium or vinyl siding and trim
• To prevent water or air from leaking into or out of any other areas of your exterior

How Home Painters can Professionally Apply Caulking

At Home Painters, we only use top-quality products, and that includes caulking. We will consider the purpose of the caulking and your budget before choosing the best brand that will work for you. It is important that you get the right type of caulking for the job so that it will last and do its job, but you don’t have to overspend. Together, we’ll work together and find the perfect type of caulking for your home.
There are two common ways of Exterior caulking. Let’s go over them.
Option 1: For the first method, we will start by removing all of the current caulking, properly insulate the area, and then re-apply a new coat of caulking. This means that we will need to scrape and chisel away the existing caulking, use a foam insulation to weather-proof the area around the door or window, and then seal it off using one of our top-quality caulking materials. While this can be an expensive option, it is also the best one if you want to ensure that your home is protected.
Option 2: For our second method, we start by cleaning up the area of dirt and debris and remove any caulking that is loose and breaking off. Then, we simply fill in the gaps with new caulking. This is definitely quicker and cheaper than the first option, but it does not always fix the problem as the old caulking can easily crack in no time. If your caulking is especially brittle and has a lot of issues, we recommend that you remove it entirely, re-insulate, and re-caulk. Of course, it may be the best option for your budget at the time and is certainly better than leaving damaged caulking around your doors or windows.