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Last Updated: Monday, May 10th, 2010, Created: Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Weather Restrictions: Butyl Caulking / Sealant

. WEATHER & RENOVATION is a joint project of: CTV.ca and JonEakes.com designed to help you plan home improvement projects around weather restrictions. If you have just been checking the weather for your project on the CTV web site -- welcome to JonEakes.com where you will find all the details for your home improvements. If you started here and are looking for weather restrictions related to home improvements, follow this link to CTV.ca where you can get your local weather forecast together with weather restrictions for specific products  on the bottom of the page.

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Butyl Caulking is actually a form of rubber. It is excellent for adhering to concrete, masonry and Pressure Treated Wood and is often used to give a surface seal to foundation cracks. It will not stick to other sealants or to asphalt -- so no good for driveways or roofs. It is not for joints submerged in water for prolonged periods of time. It is considered a speciality sealant, not a general caulking. There is a lot of information on caulking and caulking techniques on this web site; this will get you to most of it: First, what is a Sealant and what is a Caulking? Click here for Vocabulary. Then a brief overview might help with Which Caulking Should I Use? Click here for the right technique in using a caulking gun. Here is more for caulking in cold weather and keeping the product warm. And click here for more than you ever wanted to know about caulking .

Keywords: Asphalt, Caulking, Concrete, Cracks, Driveway, Foundation, Joints, Masonry, Products, Renovation, Roof, Water, Weather

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