How to Caulk like a Pro
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- Опубликовано: 27 апр 2018
- In this video I will show you how to make caulking fast and easy, with less waste. Everything you'll need to know on making your trim work look perfect and just as good as the pros!
For all those who want to know what tools I use, check the link below to find out:
Caulking gun dripless
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Caulk
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THANK YOU 🙏 my girlfriend is finally satisfied with my caulk!
Lol...happy to help...where I can lol
bruh you're so caulcky lmao
@@dyingpc you are a punny guy! 🙈
She would be more happy with this caulk 🌯😁
@@abrahamponce8012 🙊
I just calked my trim and then saw this,. I didn't dare tell anyone I used left over napkins from fast food drive thru to fill the space in my trim, then I saw your video. I was sure there was some expensive special filler that I was supposed to stick in there. Learning as I go so really appreciate your tips. Thank you!
Well you are right, you can use a backer rod from the hardware store to create a damn so caulk doesn't run down the wall as well. Also, cedar shims and cardboard have been known alternatives. 👍👍
Llt
So glad I found this video. I bought everything I need to do the job, but haven’t done anything yet out of fear it would look sloppy. I feel ready now. Thanks!
You got this!!
I feel the same way, if I do it badly I will hate it more than before
Wait, my caulk gun has a tube cutter on it?! I seriously never knew that
New knowledge everyday! 👍
I know I've had my gun for 5 years. What's worse I didn't realize it had the puncturing pole. I've used a screwdriver and scissors this whole time. I've now learned to watch RUclips videos for every tool I have, tips and tricks. This video just showed me I've been doing it wrong all along including cutting the tip straight instead of an angle 🤦♂️
@@LazyCrazyGuy its all about learning something new! 🙌
I didn't know it either.
That tip cutter on any gun I've ever had always sucked compared to a razor blade
I liked the toilet paper idea for filling in big gaps. I use either a spray bottle of water to keep my finger and the calk slightly wet before smoothing it out. For applying latex calk over tile: i go over the calked (and wiped off with a finger) area with a wet cloth to take of any extra calk that gets into areas beyond the calking bead area. Then I use a wet finger to go across the bead to make sure that the wet towel doesn't leave any traction lines from the weave pattern of the washcloth. It's always useful to see other people's ideas and procedures. Thanks!
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I have been a journeyman for over 20 years, working in residential and commercial glass, Windows and curtain walls etc. I thought in that time I had seen it all, but I was wrong!! The toilet paper 🧻 trick made laugh 😂. That’s awesome lol! Good job, cheers!
It was a spurt of the moment thing that proved to be successful in the long run. Normally I have backer rod in my bag, but homeowners love readily available items 😉
The last caulking i did had to be double teamed by myself and a friend! We were caulking for hours, it was a big job, but we kept nailing it till we got it pounded out, The wife wanted to call in a couple pros but after some convincing and seeing that we had adequate caulk for the job, she decided to let us have a go at it! My friend Started at one end with his caulk and me on the other end with my caulk! The wife was skeptical that we could get the job done to her standards but at the end of the day she cleaned up the mess, and was extremely happy how it turned out!
That's some funny caulk!
Bore me later
haha, Jordan Maron, I found a caulk-instruction vid with a somewhat clean C-sect. lmao
glad im not the only one
Ahahahah, cultured!
jardon*
First vid I found right after Jardon’s vid!
i was doing the same thing lol
The gem of this caulking video over the others is the TP trick. I'm going to use this technique for a widely splayed baseboard!
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So true, it really stopped me from making a huge mistake and mess. I was gonna just stuff caulking in that extra space till I saw the TP trick lol
Great idea! I will DEFINITELY use the T.P. gap filling technique.
Helps when you don't have time to run to the store for backer rod!
Thank you Skeet Ulrich. I can now caulk and not be totally ashamed with myself.
@@johnnyrico3637 Skeet-tastic!
Exactly the way I've been doing it for years!
Looks great. I've found if I use my finger on the tip of the gun pushing the caulk in also works great
Love that idea!! Thanks!
Thank you so much. Our contractors chalking is all crazy and I have to redo the entire house as it was a gut rehab. Appreciate the info as I had no idea what to do until now. Perfect instructions!
Thanks Aimee! Happy to have helped! 👍
Great instruction video.
Appreciate you taking the time.
I'm just always in such a hurry, so I think slowing down a bit and using your tips.......
I'm golden
So happy to help and feel free to ask anything in future projects!
Forget all the other tips… I had no idea my gun had a tip cutter integrated into it! Amazing!
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VERY helpful. I'm doing my kitchen backsplash this week. Your tips are exactly what I needed. THANK YOU.
Great to hear, and remember to use silicone in the kitchen, never caulk. 🙌
Ready to try!
I recently used expandable foam insulaltion to fill a huge gap behind a counter. Masking tape before filling the gap with foam. Allow to dry, then trim off with sharp knife before caulking. It came out pretty good.
That's a risky one, low expansion is what you would want to help prevent super spreading of the gap as it can push the base off the wall. I have heard of this method, but I haven't tried it.
Loved this video. Straight and to the point. Very helpful, thank you!
Most welcome, thank you!
Thank u so much. I have struggled for years with my DIY caulking. After watching I ran out and bought a stoles caulking gun and magic happened. Look great. No mess like before.
Hey Chris I have done a lot of trim and never thought or heard of the TP idea. It's a good one! Thanks man!
You're welcome and thanks, it was an improptu type of tip, readily available and works perfect for preventing more caulking being lost behind the trim. 👍
a good thing to also do is WET then toilet paper before u wedge it..to stabilise thr paper and make sure its packed between the wall a skirting extremely solid...great vide btw tho..👍👍👍
For those bigger gaps, instead of toilet paper I use cut up piping insulation foam. It can be wedged in the gap and it expands a little so it creates a nice firm backing.
Yup, TP is for those unable to get to hardware stores and are in a pinch. Backer rod is the same material and is great, thanks for sharing!
This guy just used toilet
paper on a crack
Just watched your video ,I’m just about to do my skirting boards and have a gap on some . Now I know what to do . Thank you
You can also use backer rod if you have time to run to a hardware store. Glad my video helped! 👍
I put “.” In the search bar and this popped that’s nice
Thanks! I love the TP idea and really needed something to fill in the gap.
Watching this during the covid-19 outbreak in mid March 2020 - not a lot of toilet paper left, due to many people bulk buying toilet paper, LoL!
Great video and many thanks!
Yes...this hopefully won't be a utilized item for the trim. But hopefully people will buy some backer rod for their large gaps and ration the paper products 🤞
Use videt and soap bro like how we used here in ph.
@@markflaviano2001👍 😍🤣
@@markflaviano2001 never heard of videt? I use a cup of water when doing silicone to keep my finger damp
jijjiiiii True
Thanks for the demo. It’s never too late to learn something new.
Precisely!
Big ole daddy caulk
Look at it swell up!
Thank you for this great tip. I always cut the tip too big and then I have globs of caulking everywhere!!! Thank you!!
Glad to help!
Yes ! The details! . Thank you for sharing :) 😍
I started doing millwork with my father when I was 14, I absolutely love Millwork.
Its a passion!
@@HandcraftedbyChrisPalmer for me it's a calling, I proudly use the skills that my father taught me to secure my life.
Clean cut caulk, discreet, big balls
thank you. subscribed for being quick, simple, straightforward, knowledgeable
Thanks!!
Short and sweet. Good advice. thanks
Loved this actually. I have a job to do in my bathroom and this has given me the tip I needed - a bevel cut on the nib Perfect!
Sweet, that will finish it just right!
In the industry we don't call it "nib" it's called the titty
This helped me a lot of the homies love what I do with my caulk work now
I'll need that lock chaulking gun , I have 5 kids too many.
@Adam B lmao
I use the dewalt caulking gun .. love it
Thank u for the vid
HA - yes, I have the Ryobi and I no longer dread caulking, have sore hands, or have it look like a blind man did it.
I love how a lot of construction is just on the fly improvisation.
Sometimes, for simple impromptu repairs where something else can suffice without any issues or potential danger 👍
Great tip for space between wall & baseboard. Thank you!
You are most welcome!
Thank you very much! This will help me a great deal. Now I have to get to work, no more delay. Thanks again
Good video. Brief and to the point. Thanks!!
Thanks Sharon!
Wow, thanks for this video. That t.p. trick is so clever!
Glad you liked it! Shims, and backer rod can do the same job if you have time to go to a hardware store.
I didn't know that shrinking my caulk would solve my messy issues! Thank you!
Shrinking, creates cracks
I subscribed to your channel!! I seriously needed help with making a good looking caulked area! I’m doing improvements on my moms place and a lot of caulking is needed. Great help!! Awesome idea with the toilet paper. I’ll be checking out more videos!! Thanks guy!!
Shane Aycock
You are most welcome and thanks for subscribing!
I have never done any caulking before, but I am a welder so it is pretty similar! Thank you! :-) Plus the little tip about TP was very helpful! :-D
Awesome to hear!
Thanks for showing us your caulk
Just the info I was looking for! Thanks for the tips!
Most welcome!
Thank you for the great demonstration and cost effective tips (TP)! Makes me feel a lot more confident to do the task at hand.
You are welcome Kerzen, thanks for the nice comment!
You made it look so easy, thanks for the tips!
You're most welcome!
I am attempting to do caulking today (I have never done it before) and this video seems like it was the perfect explanation! I feel ready to attempt!
I will update this comment once I am done.
That's great and it is the purpose of the video. For first timers and secind timers 👍
@@HandcraftedbyChrisPalmer I can't wait to show my husband!! Thanks again
@@JB-nr7iy Go Girl!
Yeah, sounds real good mayne.
I came for the immature comments but I stayed for the satisfaction of a video
LOL!
Me toooo
From Jordan reacts?
@@mariowater65 lmao yes idk how I remeber where o got the video from after a year but yes lmao😂
@@jambi2118, at least ya know fam it was from a year ago
This was actually very helpful. I am working on a room that is everything BUT perfect (I am no expert/pro). The gaps on the baseboard are inconsistent and I had no idea what to do to fix them. This video helps big time. Thank you and I wish you success!
That's very kind of you, let me know if you need any questions answered if you hit a trouble area during your install 🙌
Wow thanks for sharing so glade to see u share this I was doing some build in book shelf u no not all wall are created equal so the struggle is real trying to get seamless look
Great, thanks for the tips!
Caulking is definitely an art, been struggling with it the last couple years and was pleasantly surprised to come across this video - it was very helpful. Many thanks and hello from an old Hawk at Humber ;)
Happy to help! And I am going for a long shot in the dark, jtrem...Joel Tremblay? Were you a rugby guy?
@@HandcraftedbyChrisPalmer yep you got it haha! Hope all has been well
@@jtrem08 too funny! Well make sure to reach out for any other help requirements!
I know your comment was a year ago... I've been doing this professionally for 14 years. I appreciate you saying it is an art. If you really need pro tips and the why some steps are important, I'm happy to help.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
You're welcome!
When I go about placing my caulk in some gaps I prefer to wet the tip a bit with water, or some kind of water based lubricant, so that the caulk easily slides into the gaps. I have tried it without anything and its just too rough and its kind of hard to get the caulk to set in there where you want it to be. Thank you on the tips on handling caulk, its really opened my eyes to the many different strategies for a good caulking!
All good!
Finally I have a use for TP since I bought a bidet!
I can do this, Hold my caulk
lol
I use the 22oz tubes. My caulk is much bigger than his.
😂😅
Have caulk, need crack.
@@Carl-LaFong1618 But how much bandwidth do you have, little man?
This dude landed the caulking tip he cut on his forearm, aka picture perfect status
Excellent video. I will now confidentially caulk. Thanks.
Great to hear it!
Very helpful… I’ve never done anything like this before…I found this was easy to do… thank you so much for sharing this video…
Happy to have helped!
Best tip was from the tile guys. Use a yellow sponge perfect bead every time
Dacoda 82 been doin it like that since day one and it’s a breeze
You'd be surprised how many uses a damp sponge has 😂
How do you use the yellow sponge? It's used instead of using a finger or a rag?
I use the very tip edge (where it is less than 1/2” wide) of damp yellow sponge (only yellow cause other colors may bleed). I just gently glide that edge tip across the bead similar to the way he used his finger and it seals it nice and clears any excess from the spot too. My father taught me this when I got my first home years ago. It makes a very nice even professional looking result every time.
Thank you, This will be my first time using a caulk gun . I will try this. Thanks for sharing.
I hope you rock that caulk...ing gun! 😅
Just an FYI: He makes slipping the calk in the gun easy. I struggled with it but maybe I had a cheaper calk gun :(
Thank you. This helped tremendously.
🙏👍👍
My house is pretty much all chaulk! so this helps a lot! thanks
Perfect advice! Thx I’m going down
Dude! Didn't know you had a handyman channel too. Love the skate vids. Just moved to a new place and the baseboards are horrendous. This is helpful.
Thanks, hope the renos workout for you! Feel free to message if you have any hiccups. 👍
Respect the caulk!
Just wanted to say this video explained a lot for me, and it helped me complete an amazing job on a home renno. thanks
Great to hear!!
Omfg,the best was cutting off the end of the tube with the gun,the amount of time i have spent looking for a bloody knife!!!
I'm sure you are not alone 😉👍
I have been doing wrong all along 😂🤣
davezx12r haha 😂 that happens to everyone
I'm a year and a half into my contracting job and this is game changing lol
1:20 yea I hate when my caulk shoots everywhere
Good tips. Especially for the wide gaps. Getting ready to try this out today.
You got this!
Great TP tip and great video--short and to the point!👍🏾
Thanks!! The tip helps anyone who doesn't have the time for whipping out to the hardware store. If you do have time, you can purchase something called "backer rod" 👍
Easy on the eyes and I enjoyed watching "you".
Thanks. I'm going to use the toilet paper idea. Brilliant!!!
I usually use the old paper towels I've been using when wiping the caulk off my fingers
Great job Chris, thanks for posting.
You're welcome 👍
Thanks brother you video helped me a lot. God bless you keep up the good work
Most welcome!
Forget the toilet tissue just do it the same way you did it but use a light hand when spreading the clock
while we in the business know this, it's amazing how many people don't. I built a complex mantle piece for a customer when I was young and my tools/skills weren't yet creating flawless joints. But still, caulked normally and properly, the mantle would look great when painted. The customer said her neighbor would paint it and since I had the understanding that caulking was the painters job (which it really is) I didn't caulk it. Big mistake. When I came back a few months later for an unrelated job, I saw how wrong it looked..I was embarrassed because you could tell the customer didn't seem to feel one way or another about the mantle. It was painted red first of all (they were Asian) and the long vertical miters along the columns were noticeably open (I had used a crappy used craftsman table saw with a dull general purpose blade and again, I was a beginner). Various other places needed proper caulking as well. I would have caulked and re-painted the mantle for free. Since it was red though, and since there was no leftover paint, I would have had to pay for the paint myself because the customer had no interest in putting more money into the mantle. That I would not do. All I could do was try and explain that if it had been caulked and painted properly (and painted white, smh) it would have looked very different and very nice. This was all lost on the customer though so it has irked me ever since. To this day, whenever possible, I always caulk my own work. Especially on a mantle peice.
That was AWESOME! Very helpful!! Thank you!
You are awesome! Thanks!
Wow this was very helpful.....I will be using to caulk around garage doors. Thank you for sharing.
Get solar seal caulk its the best stuff you can buy it also comes in any color you can use it on any surface
cowboy!!!
Awesome caulk man. It’s a shame us with nice caulks have to refer to it as “caulking” because everyone’s so immature. We’re just trying to should them how to get the best caulk so it’s not too runny and sloppy. They gotta know because they always cut the tip of their caulk wrong. #caulkisntfunny
*show them
Check your typos, man! You probably have a small caulk, too.
"Drinking straws" work pretty good also.
I LOVE CAULK!!!!! I gotta get me some more Caulk ASAP
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Sorry you’re getting a lot of crap. I thought this was helpful. I just moved into a new place and have a lot of repairs coming my way and I’m nowhere close to a professional😂 appreciate the vids! Happy holidays!
Milkology same. Very helpful
well explained thanks, a caulker of a video ! :)
Usually those kind of guns come with tip cutter but it doesn't cut too well deforming the tip, sharpers knife make a cleaner cutting. He's right about how much to cut, even though you make a straight and beautiful line of caulk you always have to apply pressure with your fingers or a wet rag in order to material go inside gap. When gap is wider you can use that technique of TP or towels always removing excess by cleaning with wet rags to avoid dust collection points.
Thanks bro this was super to the point and informative!
Happy to help!
Another hint...Wet your finger with a bit of soapy water to swipe the bead.
Thanks Chris but as a housepainter I always use a damp cloth with me
Why the damp cloth
@@potatogrower There always excess caulking dripping on the floor, gun,hands and corners of baseboards....its a little safety net.
@@perrysar5954 just tried it on my chair rails. Clean angles! Thanks
@@potatogrower Great news! Now you're a cauking pro...lol...,the damp cloth makes every caulking job look like a million bucks,and if you're not happy with your bead, simply wipe it off completely
with a damp cloth while its fresh and start all over again.
Tomorrow I have to go over this ladies house and she wanted to know if I am the best at laying down my caulk. Hope she loves it once I'm done. Ty for this video.
Lol hope she likes your work!
Chris, great caulking tip. I'm applying your tip in action in 5 minutes
That's awesome!
Beautifully filled crack !
well my mind is in the gutter
Insertion of the caulk in the crack. xD lol
When do you caulk: before priming; or before the first finish coat; or before the final finish coat? Thanks!
Caulk immediately after install. This way you paint/primers go over the caulk to seal it with the wall colour.
Or trim colour pending the cut in.
Handcrafted by Chris Palmer thanks, Chris!!!
I had trouble with my pva primer cracking on paintable fully cured calk. So I would prime first then calk
@@sloanick100 thanks, Nick!
So appreciative of that tip. Thank you. That’s awesome to know.
Most welcome!
All the sleepless nights making models at Humber College, and I find you still playing with your caulk. Well done Palmer! Great tip!
Hahaha! You know it!