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Repairing Large Cracks: Using Backer Rod & Big Stretch Caulking

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What happens here

Identify the problem: a hole or void in the house's soffit, likely caused by a bird (such as a woodpecker) trying to access the attic. These holes need to be filled and sealed before painting the house to prevent further damage and access by vermin. The video emphasizes that simply filling a large void with caulk is inefficient and wasteful, as it will just fill the empty space behind the surface.

Goal: Identify holes in the soffit and understand the correct repair approach

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all right so I'm up here today got to resolve a problem with something has pecked a hole right here and we've got to try to fill this hole stop this before we paint this house right here kind of like a lot of different ways you can resolve this problem I'm going to show you how I'm going to resolve it so they're trying to access the adct you know up there and there's a big huge void space back there what you don't want to do is just take and start pumping a bunch of you know caulking or sealant down there cuz it's just going to start filling down there it's just going to fill that whole thing up who knows you could end up pumping maybe a half a tube of sealant down in there which would be just a waste and it's just not the proper way to actually fill that the proper way is take backer rods

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