Caulking Windows, Vents, and Entryways

6:24

39:58

317.3K views

At 6:24 in

Painting a house ALONE! Caulking The Exterior.

Watch on YouTube

What happens here

Inspect windows for cracked caulk or areas that were previously caulked but are now yellowed, dirty, or cracked due to exposure. If a window has white vinyl trim, it's generally not advisable to caulk it directly as the caulk will yellow and attract dirt over time. Instead, mask the vinyl trim perfectly, paint the surrounding areas, and then caulk the exposed crack right before painting the trim. This ensures a clean line and allows the caulk to be painted. For dryer vents or electrical conduits, apply 100% caulk around the perimeter to seal air leaks and prevent insects/animals from entering the house. Finally, on door jambs or entryways, aim for a factory-like finish by applying caulk and smoothing it with a wet caulking sponge, repeatedly wiping and re-wetting the sponge until a perfect bead is achieved. Practice these techniques on less visible areas first.

Goal: Seal windows, vents, and entryways for aesthetics, weatherproofing, and pest control.

Tools and materials

Caulking Gun Dripless — Applying caulk
Ladders Werner — Reaching high areas
Safety Gloves Wells Lamont — Protecting hands
Caulk White Lightning Mega Elastic — Sealing gaps around various fixtures and trim
Masking Tape — Protecting vinyl trim during painting and caulking
Tile Sponge Aqua Sponge — Smoothing caulk beads

What they say

(2,498 characters)

Hide

your your paint job look nicer in the end and so I think it just makes it look more professional looks more polished looks buttoned up and one of those things I got a vent up here and this is a soffit vent and if some of you aren't familiar with it you know it's what ventilates the addict up there these things are ney don and caulking around the vent just makes it look nicer once the palace is all painted now sometimes it does serve a purpose because those caught those vents aren't nailed in properly and they start to fall down so the caulking actually acts as a glue and keeps them sealed them up keeps them sealed up there there are some other things there's some batting up here then I'm gonna caulk I always caulk the sides of the batting once again that is more for aesthetics but it also does start to fall down if it wasn't installed properly another thing about the aesthetic caulking if you have a problem with spiders getting in making em spider webs attracting gnats it starts to look your starter house starts to look all basically dirty after a year because your soffit lights are on they attract the gnats the spiders want to eat the gnats and so they get in these cracks and crevices and sealing all these little cracks and crevices keep those bugs out now there are certain things you don't want to caulk and that's typically you like your corner boards and your windows and stuff like this because this siding there's a certain amount of expansion and contraction that goes on this siding needs to move and float and also breathe to be able to dry out now there are times when people are just absolutely adamant that you've caught these things and we call that a hundred percent caulking and we charge a lot of money to do that I'm not going a hundred percent off this house I don't like doing that because I like the expansion contraction to happen because the caulking could break or if you get water behind there you could cause mold and mildew issues so it's not a good practice to do a hundred percent caulking so I'm gonna get up here caulk this vent up here if you're doing any type of sanding and stuff like that make sure you always wear safety glasses edge safety glasses best safety glasses you can possibly wear when it comes to a pic of being a painter I like the polarized versions when I'm spraying that way I can see the what I'm spraying a lot better than if I wasn't using polarized once again I always like wearing gloves these Wells Mont gloves are great…

Auto-generated from the video audio.