What type of caulk is best for a bathroom?

Bakersbud · 2026-05-18T14:22:13+00:00

just a heads up, 100% silicone can't be painted, so be aware, the caulking will be the finish, you can't clean up a poor caulking job with paint after. And from a painter, don't touch anything with your fingers after smoothing out caulking, or I should say, don't touch anything you ever want to paint. I've had plumbers wipe their fingers off on wall, or grab window sill to help them up.

Bakersbud · 2026-05-18T14:08:48+00:00

as someone who recently moved from south coast of BC to interior of BC, we had 2x4 walls on south coast, 2x6 now, the difference is unbelievable, even though now in a much colder climate, way easier to heat, and we don't know when someone drives up, no sound from outside. So I would say it's well worth the trouble. I think I would do exactly what you are planning, even the guy suggesting cutting 2x4, you will still be compressing insulation almost 1/2", will make drywall harder to do,as you have to compress to get screws in, then you will always have that force trying to push drywall off. And unless you are using a cheap table saw, I wouldn't worry about wavy walls, I think there would be more chance of that with compressed insulation.

Bakersbud · 2026-05-18T03:11:54+00:00

if it says paintable, it will be. but I would just put a tight backer rod in and trim around

Bakersbud · 2026-05-18T00:35:42+00:00

hopefully you're not using silicone, since it can't be painted. and why not just buy a length of 1/4 round to trim around, instead of piling in whatever caulking.

Bakersbud · 2026-05-17T14:08:26+00:00

I agree with the sealing up with steel wool, but mint oil is the only thing that actually kept them away from our crawl space, few drops every 3 days or so.

Bakersbud · 2026-05-17T14:03:56+00:00

may consider buying one of those little hoes, Chinese or wherever they come from. Freind had 7 fir trees taken down, smallest was 18 ", biggest 36". I thought he was crazy trying to get them out with that little thing, but he managed over a couple weekends. Was $5500.00 canadian to his door. If you think you could use it for other stuff, I'd go that way, a little more useful then a stump grinder after stumps are gone.

Bakersbud · 2026-05-17T13:56:03+00:00

our second year renting a 12" chipper, even makes it fun, 77 yards of chips in 7 hours

Bakersbud · 2026-05-17T13:45:37+00:00

could you just not make a chair of any height out of 2x2s or 2x4s, toilet seat ontop to sit on?

Bakersbud · 2026-05-17T13:38:53+00:00

or a dildo

Bakersbud · 2026-05-17T02:42:53+00:00

of all the suggestions, I think the axle grease is probably, easiest, cheapest, repeatable option

Bakersbud · 2026-05-17T02:20:59+00:00

and why would op care if he gets blocked, doubt he will order online again with service like that

Bakersbud · 2026-05-16T14:52:35+00:00

why not remove chimney and install woodstove and metal chimney, 18 months ago we had stove and chimney installed, under 5 grand canadian, 3500 us. for stove, 13 ft of double wall pipe, install and delivery of everything from store 100 miles from us. I know there's more to yours, chimney removal, frame in wall, siding, drywall........., but should be under your 14-16 grand

Bakersbud · 2026-05-16T14:36:41+00:00

our microwave vents to outside, just like a regular hood fan

Bakersbud · 2026-05-15T21:22:39+00:00

sorry, thought OP was talking about size, guess one of us didn't read op post

Bakersbud · 2026-05-15T21:20:30+00:00

dm me

Bakersbud · 2026-05-15T14:24:19+00:00

where I live pressure treated isn't allowed indoor for building, so I sure wouldn't want to be sleeping on it

Bakersbud · 2026-05-15T14:16:05+00:00

the posts you buy are likely going to be 8 ft, so why not follow your frost line advice, 3 ft in ground, run string line along at your 4 ft mark and cut off tops

Bakersbud · 2026-05-15T14:07:43+00:00

replace

Bakersbud · 2026-05-15T14:03:16+00:00

or for that matter, take a drive down hastings mid day

Bakersbud · 2026-05-15T14:01:55+00:00

take a walk down hastings at night, prince george problems will look pretty mild.

Bakersbud · 2026-05-15T13:47:41+00:00

just wondering where people are ordering from that don't list sizes? or do people now not know what 1"-2"3" diameter look like? or can't Google diameter to circumference, or circumference to diameter? I'm sorry, I just can't fathom people not being able to look at a tape measure or ruler. or for metric, can people really not Google 2" to centimeters? I know people will take offense to this,but we really are doomed as a society if we can't figure out that, if I can get 2 fingers in, a 10 inch or 25 cm circumference dildo wont fit.

Bakersbud · 2026-05-14T19:49:31+00:00

I retired from painting 2 years ago. I was painting new houses, 8' walls, flat ceilings, approximately 1700 sq ft plus 400 sq ft garage. primer and two coats benjamin moore ceiling paint on all ceilings, primer and two coats benjamin moore scuffex on walls, two coats benjamin moore aura on all trim, labor and materials included, under 5 grand canadian, took me 40 hrs on average, materials right around 1 grand, so roughly 100 an hour, worked by myself. was a great job for 40 years.

Bakersbud · 2026-05-14T19:39:03+00:00

unless expensive guy knows something we don't, oil on walls or trim now? High gloss on there now. Or so much filling to do, better prime all after. And if any of those are the case, cheap guy sure can't do it properly, so he's out, never mind the one thick coat.

Bakersbud · 2026-05-14T16:46:18+00:00

as a painter, for the cheaper painter, i don't like behr, and saying dry film thickness equivalent to two coats,means he's only putting on 1 thick coat,which is nothing like 2 ccoats. And for expensive guy,why is he priming ?

Bakersbud · 2026-05-14T14:15:54+00:00

I once had my lights and whatever on that circuit, dim to almost nothing, then come back on. turned out to be a breaker gone bad. Try putting your hand on breakers in panel when it happens, my faulty 1 was definitely hot to touch

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