Ahh, the joys of winter, every season brings it's own collection of DIY tasks, this year it's draught proofing after the double glazing installers (no sermons please, they've disappeared along with any chance of getting any money back) have been in and left me with a couple of windows and a door that have some lovely draughty gaps. So what do I use to seal around the edges (interior and exterior)? Silicone? Expanding foam and then silicone?
If the gaps are more than a couple of mm I'd use foam for the bulk of the gap, then use a suitable internal/external filler to fill and smooth the gap edges before touching up with paint. I'm not sure caulking or silicone would be a good idea unless the gaps are small and shallow.
The front half of my house is uPVC double glazed, and was when I moved in, but I've been reticent to complete the rest of the house due to seeing how careless the installers evidently were--taking huge gouges out of the Victorian window ledges etc.
Lesson to be learnt there,inspect the work after each completed section of the window installation before they dissapear or anytime you have work done on the property. If they can get away with it they will.
After all you're shelling out for the work. :-)
In article , Clint Sharp writes
Small gap - sealant, larger gap - foam then sealant. Use acrylic frame sealant as it is paintable whereas silicone is not and less resilient in my view.
If the gaps are HUGE first use foam, but inside, decorator's caulk is your friend.
Outside use a weatherproof frame sealant.
Caulk is magic. It can we tided up with a wet sponge before it sets, and is set enough to paint in a couple of hours, tho a deep fillet takes days to set properly.
In message , fred writes
Right, got some of the foam on my shopping list and also the acrylic sealer, just have to dig out the applicator thingy, I'm sure they burrow down in the shed and breed, every time I need one they hide and once I've bought a new one there's loads more than I ever remember lurking in the shed in plain view.
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