Recommended Caulk for Bilco Basement Door

	Recommended Caulk for Bilco Basement Door

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deja

05-06-2008

Paul Franklin

05-06-2008

deja

05-07-2008

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Posted by on May 6, 2008, 7:04 am

I have a metal Bilco Basement door that was installed about 10 years
ago. The caulking that goes between the door and the underlying
concrete is starting to fail.

I'm wondering if there is a particular type of caulking that is
recommended for this.

Posted by Paul Franklin on May 6, 2008, 7:49 am

On Tue, 6 May 2008 04:04:15 -0700 (PDT), deja@homerlex.mailshell.com
wrote:

>I have a metal Bilco Basement door that was installed about 10 years

>ago. The caulking that goes between the door and the underlying

>concrete is starting to fail.

>I'm wondering if there is a particular type of caulking that is

>recommended for this.

Go with urethane caulk. It stays flexible, is extremely durable, is
paintable, and sticks very well to both metal and concrete.

Remove the old caulk, clean both surfaces thoroughly and let dry.
Caulk, smooth and let set. Then paint the door if you like. I use
rustoleum enamel for this. You can paint the door first if you prefer
and don't mind the caulk not matching.

HTH,

Paul

Posted by on May 7, 2008, 10:53 am

Thanks Paul.

I'm redoing the paint since I've gotten some rust. I order some
RustDoctor to coat the rust. I'll coat with that, then caulk, then
paint the final color.

Thanks again for your help!

wrote:

> On Tue, 6 May 2008 04:04:15 -0700 (PDT), d...@homerlex.mailshell.com

> wrote:

> Go with urethane caulk. =A0It stays flexible, is extremely durable, is

> paintable, and sticks very well to both metal and concrete.

> Remove the old caulk, clean both surfaces thoroughly and let dry.

> Caulk, smooth and let set. =A0Then paint the door if you like. I use

> rustoleum enamel for this. You can paint the door first if you prefer

> and don't mind the caulk not matching.

> HTH,

> Paul

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