Non Shrinking Caulk

[JamieK]

My sill plate sits off the top of the stem wall about a 1/4 inch. I'm assuming this is due to a gasket under there. Whats the best caulk to fill this gap in with? Latex caulk tends to shrink and crack, and silicon can't be painted?

 

[shannonw]

What about what's used for expansion joints? Not sure if paintable though, but this stuff drys pretty dang rubbery

http://clarkconcreteforms.com/uploads/exp_jnt_slnt_1_.pdf

btw the tubes are huge, 28 oz, tan and white. No clue to your application, just something i picked up recently for the pool and driveway.

 

[wolflrv]

Try some White Lightning 3006 caulk, it works 10x better than the standard DAP caulk. We did every seam in the house with it 2 yrs ago and it's still great..no cracking at all. And it paints just fine.

 

[Justanoldguy]

silicon can't be painted?

There is plenty of paintable silicon caulk on the market.
Use that.

 

[Addrock]

Big stretch, it's printable, stays flexible, good stuff.

http://www.sashco.com/hi/bigstretch.html

 

[K'ledgeBldr]

I've used/specified this for many years. And to my knowledge, no failures yet-
Dow 790
http://www.tbpconverting.com/products/productsPDFs/dc790pd.pdf

 

[Rosco]

Big stretch, it's printable, stays flexible, good stuff.

http://www.sashco.com/hi/bigstretch.html

Used it on my house in Texas. Best caulk I have ever used period. Available on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H5OOPU/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[rlitman]

PL polyurethane caulk. I've used paintable silicones, and even the GE 5000 shrank (and I'm a HUGE fan of GE silicone II, but that is not paintable)