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Select and Apply Caulk for Butt Joints

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When addressing butt joints on exterior trim, particularly on cedar-sided homes or areas where caulk has been previously applied, it is important to select a high-performance elastic sealant. The video specifically recommends 'Big Stretch' caulk by Sashco. This product is ideal due to its excellent bonding and stretching capabilities, which help prevent cracking and breaking caused by expansion and contraction of the wood. Apply the caulk smoothly and evenly into the joints.

Goal: Choose an appropriate caulk, specifically 'Big Stretch' elastic sealant, to fill butt joints on exterior trim, especially in areas that have been previously caulked.

Tools and materials

  • Caulk Gun

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log homes just like that it's never a good practice to do any caulking because those homes are actually just staining it and stuff but there are times when people previously cop stuff and we've got some butt joints and stuff that we need to talk and stuff to make the home look consistent and stuff to whatever the way it was done before but if I'm walking up to a cedar siding at home it's never been you know done before it usually there's not going to be any coughing on flat joints and stuff like that but if I was going to caulk it I highly recommend using big stretch you know is one of the Caulkins that you should use very good bonding capabilities I'm stretching capabilities but it doesn't like caulking a cedar siding at home just doesn't look natural I may think it

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