The act of sealing a joint between two surfaces with an elastomeric compound.
A material with no elastomeric properties used for sealing joints.
(verb) The application of sealant to a joint, crack or crevice. (noun) A compound used for sealing. Sometimes it is called low performance sealant.
To seal and make weathertight joints, seams, or voids by filling with a waterproofing compound or material.
Substance to stop and make watertight against leakage. Syn. Caulking
An elastic material used to protect joints or connections from external elements, particularly moisture.
Caulk is a building joint sealant used where two dissimilar materials are joined. In time, caulk
One of many flexible compounds used to fill gaps between construction materials. Some key tile joints are filled with caulk instead of grout.
A substance used to fill a joint or void.
A mastic used to seal a joint or crack or the act of sealing a joint or crack. Closure Strip: A material, such as neoprene, used to close openings created by joining metal panels or a similar material used to fill gaps between adjoining dissimilar materials, e.g. wood to metal.
Sealing of a joint or seam to prevent against leakage.
to seal the gaps between the plands with oakum and pitch.
seal with caulking; "caulk the window"
A building joint sealant used where two dissimilar materials are joined. In time, caulk hardens and cracks and should be renewed prior to painting.
Used to fill joints or cover nail heads to prevent leaks.
versatile repair compound used to seal pipe joints, leaky pipes, cracked fixtures, etc.
A thick paste-like substance used to fill up a crack or seam to make it watertight or airtight.
To seal up crevices with some flexible material.
Any of a variety of different compounds used to seal seams and joints against infiltration of water and air.
The most common type of sealing material used on log homes, available in five different formulations: acrylic, butyl, oil-base, silicone and urethane.
a substance used to seal air infiltration points between two immovable objects, such as where exterior or interior wall surfaces meet window or door frames and at corners formed by siding. Most caulks come in tubes and are applied with the use of a special caulk "gun."
to make waterproof by filling seams or joints of boats or houses with waterproof material
The application of sealant to a joint, crack or crevice. A compound used for sealing that has minimum joint movement capability; sometimes called low performance sealant.
Fill in a joint with mastic or cement. French (Calfeutrer)
Filler for cracks and seams to make watertight.
to seal seams against moisture, usually done by applying a latex sealant to areas around windows, door jambs, corners & siding joints.
Material to fill voids around windows and doors.
to make seams watertight by filling them with a waterproof compound or other material.
(v) Application of sealant to a joint or (n) Compound used for sealing.
A generic term for a compound used to fill cracks, gaps, seams and joints.
To fill a joint with mastic or asphalt roofing cement, or the material used.
Filling joints, seams, or voids by filling with a waterproofing compound or material to ensure a weather-tight seal.
Any one of a variety of compounds used to seal seam and joints against the infiltration of water and air
To seal and make weather-tight the joints, seams, or voids by filling with a compound or material. To fill cracks and crevices using a non-hardening, putty-like compound often applied from a pressure gun.
A term used to describe a void filled with sealant.
A mastic compound for filling joints and sealing cracks to prevent leakage of water and air, commonly made of silicone, bituminous, acrylic, or rubber-based material. aulking To fill a joint with mastic or asphalt cement to prevent leaks.
An acrylic or silicon sealant used to fill cracks, crevices and holes in a home.
A flexible (semi-drying or slow-drying) mastic compound used to seal joints or fill crevices around windows, chimneys, etc., prior to or after painting.
A sealant with a relatively low (less than 20%) movement capability.
To fill the joints in a building with a sealant.
A soft compound for sealing joints and cracks against leaks (of water, air and noise). It may be silicone, neoprene or one of a variety of other synthetic compounds.
Used to fill seams between countertop slabs. Usually color-matched. Made of a flexible material such as acrylic, so that they create control joints in the concrete. Photo Courtesy of The Concrete Countertop Institute compressive strength – The ability of concrete to resist compression forces, or pushing together forces, expressed in pounds per square inch (psi) concrete countertops – A handcrafted alternative to manufactured countertop surfaces. Can be precast in a shop in molds built to the customer's specifications or cast in place, by setting a form on top of the base kitchen cabinets and then filling with concrete. The use of stains, dyes, pigments, decorative aggregates, and epoxy coatings can give concrete countertops the look, texture, and feel of quarried stone such as marble, granite, and limestone. control (or contraction) joint – Sawed or tooled groove in a concrete slab used to regulate the location of cracking. cooktop – A self-rimming assembly of stove burners that fits into the countertop A-C | D-F | G-I | J-P | Q-T | U-W
To fill a joint with mastic, asphalt cement, or silicone sealer to prevent leaks.
of wooden vessel, to make a joint watertight by filling the seams between the planks with oakum or similar material
Sealant, usually silicon or acrylic, used to fill cracks and crevices.