Caulking Wide Gap Around Tub

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Caulking wide gap around tub.

A single bead of caulk can fill gaps up to 1 4 inch. Fill gaps up to 1 4 inch in width with caulk. How would i go about filling this large gap around one of my unit s tub and then go about caulking the tub. In those cases you will likely apply some caulk in places where you also have grout.

Caulking tubes are designed to apply pressure to the caulking within them so that you can squeeze out a bead of caulk with ease and precision. Fill gaps between 1 4 and 1 2 inch in width with two beads of caulk set side by side. I ve never grouted before and i m pretty sure you can t use caulk to fill in a 1 2 gap. How to caulk a bathtub in 4 steps 1.

Tape off the wall. Caulk is usually applied around the perimeter of the bathtub where your tiles meet your tub. Do i use backer rod grout and then caulk. That said a handyman wouldn t recommend sealing cracked grout by placing a line of caulk over it.

Not really sure here. If you have tile on the wall adjoining the tub. Measure the size of the gap that needs to be filled. Gaps up to 1 2 inch wide.

Scrub caulk residue with soft rag. Start by closing the pop up drain in the tub and covering the entire tub with a drop cloth to. If the gap is slightly larger than this fill it with a bead of caulk deeper into the gap but not flush with the surface. Do cut the tube of caulk the right length.