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Questions tagged [sealant]

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Why not put pipe dope on female thread?

What is the risk of having pipe dope in natural gas line? Not blobs of dope, but a thin layer or bead on inner (female) thread. Most instructions on using pipe dope on gas pipe says to put pope dope on male threads with no reference to female…
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Stains in grout

For a tiling job, I used this charcoal grout: After a few days, as indicated by the instructions, I applied this sealer: A few minutes after applying the sealant, these white stains appeared randomly in the grout: It's been a few days and the…
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What can I use as caulk that a cat won't destroy?

I'm looking for an alternative solution to caulk/silicone sealant for bathrooms and windows because basically my cat takes it upon herself to pull at and rip out the silicone from window frames, and last night, around the bath. Regardless of how…
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How do I clean sealant/silicone from a glass mirror?

I did a poor job of applying silicone sealant to the seam between a glass mirror and the splash back below it. I need to clean-up the smears that I got onto the mirror and the splash-back. How do I do this?
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What's the difference between "silicone sealant" and "MS-polymer" sealant?

MS polymer (MSP) looks like silicone. It also comes in a tube, looks the same when it's liquid. Here are the differences I found with silicone caulk: it looks a bit less flexible when cured (looks like hard rubbery plastic). it's more expensive…
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What is the sealant around this shower arm, and should I replace it when I replace the arm?

There is a kind of rubbery sealant between my shower arm and the edges of the hole in the tile. What is this type of sealant, and when I replace the shower arm, how important is it to seal the new one in the same way?
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Sealant for exterior water line into garage

I need help determining what is the proper approach to sealing an incoming water line main through a concrete block wall. The main water line is coming in about 2 feet below ground level. The space between the PVC pipe conduit and the water line…
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How can I seal between siding and sunroom to block bee access?

I have a sunroom which is right next to the siding of my houses: However, as shown below, there are some gaps between the siding and the sunroom, and some bees go inside the gaps and make holes. I’d like to block the gaps so that bees can’t do…
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Shed with gaps at the top, wasp nest come back every year

I have a nice shed in the backyard but every year wasp nests reappear in there. the shed has these 2x4 sized gaps between the roof and the side walls on the sides of the shed. I saw a recommendation of using screen mesh, but what should I use to…
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Repairing improperly installed flashing

I am in the process of buying a house that has a roof with improperly installed flashing: As you can see from the image, the flashing was installed on top of the shingles instead of underneath them. Our inspector said we would probably need a new…
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What is this cement coating?

I have this coating on my front porch which is starting to disintegrate. I think the porch slab is probably still good, so I want to just replace the coating but I can't figure out what it is. I'm almost positive that it was added to the porch to…
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Precautions to take using half completed bathroom

What sort of precautions should be taken when using a half completed bathroom that is mid-refurbishment, to avoid damage or extra time/money having to be spent. Specifically, when using the shower (which is over a bath) and the toilet, if old tiles…
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Covering some smelly paint

Recently (4 days ago) I replaced a solid radiator with a column one. On removing the solid radiator the wallpaper was as you might expect an old colour. I managed to find an opened tin of paint the same colour that we used 3 years ago when we…
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How can can I repair peeling shower drain coating?

There is some kind of plastic coating over my drain that is peeling and needs replacing. I can't work out what kind of product I would need to use to recover it to protect the plug and would appreciate any advice!
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Outside window sealant producing strong smell inside for 7+ days

Our apartment management put a clear sealant all around the windows - our windows as well as both up and down windows (from the other apartments), and around the boards surrounding the windows. In our one bedroom, the scent from the sealant was…
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