Exterior Caulking | Master Sealing Your Home To Paint

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[Brian_P]

Ive been using sherwin Williams Shermax and ive been really impressed with its toolability and overall quality of it. Price is great too

[wolfdogrex]

Great video, been watching you for couple of years. Appreciate your time and effort. What I wouldn't give for you to be able to paint my new home.

[robertbertolini]

Very impressed with this guys work and knowledge. He answered my interest in either Big Stretch or NP1. I feel both are excellent products. Big Stretch is slightly cheaper but negligible in cost. Thanks Idaho Painter. We are in Charleston SC.

[renostubbs]

Excellent show and tell Chris, we always appreciate your contents in all your videos.
Watching from The beautiful Bahamas

[erics]

Also mention that chauk gun, it changed my game. thanks to a painter who had one that loaned it to me and I bought 1 that night it's so amazing!

[shensley]

I spent 2 days prepping and caulking after watching this. Big Stretch is an awesome recommendation! I did 1 tube with the GE stuff and it looked terrible painted and was annoying to apply. My house looks amazing. We rolled and back brushed grooved cedar shake shingles. My house looks like a new house because of all your tips! Thanks!!!!

[smakersify]

Excellent video, would you recommend washing the wall before caulking?

[JediWebSurf]

do you caulk the gap between the aluminum flashing and the fascia?

[MrXsanders]

You are caulking a lot with a manual gun have you tried a battery powered or air caulking gun? I have have had my eyes on battery powered but never had a justification because I don't do it so much. Any advice would be appreciated

[garygorton]

Can white solid stain be applied directly over white BIG STRETCH caulk or will it need to be primed first?

[wolfdogrex]

What are your thoughts on caulking board and batten siding on exterior? Yes or no

[AA-cpry]

Does Big Stretch get discolored over time, especially the white?

[airselectricalcontractors]

do you pressure wash first or after caulking

[heaveniscoolerthanfire]

Hey Chris, what is your opinion on Sherwin Williams caulks? Have you used their caulks?

[Adamantium]

Would a 1/2” nap be fine for a semi gloss wall paint?

[HygroHybrid]

big stretch takes forever to dry. 2 days till paint ready.
I prefer dynaflex230

[cosmic_inch]

Try the Albion caulk guns a lot less squeezing

[jasonw]

Great video! A couple things to think about tho...when you completely caulk in the soffit that has few or no vents any roof leak or ice dam has no where to escape if it runs down the bottom of the roof decking, had this happen a couple of times at some condos I worked on and it resulted in very rotten soffits and damage to the inside of the house walls since there was no Tyvek. So I no longer caulk the outside edge of soffits so any water has an escape route.

[cmcbarnett]

Hi Chris.
I love all of your tutorials!!
Do you think that the Big Stretch would be got for wetter conditions?

We live in the Great Northwest.
Vancouver Washington.
Our local Sherwin Williams recommended Shurmax and or a 1050?
My good painter friend swears by Quad Max but I swear it cracks.

I Have a project and I’m primarily focusing on hardie board butt joints prior to painting.
House built 1999.
No tin shingles behind joints.
Thank you for any feedback!

[CabinGirl]

I’m reading it’s not good to caulk above window frame - I caulked there a couple of years ago .. can you talk about that “debate”
And I did use Big Stretch