LOL! Well you never know. Fill up the tub and get in and see if your caulk stretches or not. If not, you are sadder but wiser is all – AND you get to do more caulking if you are so inclined!
Band Name:
The Caulk Stretchers.
Oh honey, I assure you it would not thrill you so much if you had to do it every day.
My secret thrill is when we have a really funky window to scrape down before we get into the caulk.
But my all-time favorite is spackling. I do a lot of hole spackling for a straight chick.
I re-caulked my bathtub just this past weekend!
Of course, it was way overdue. The old stuff was peeling off of its own accord, and had become mildewed and positively evil.
Yes, caulking is its own reward sometimes, innit?
SPACKLE! I must tell my favorite true spackle story!
About a decade ago I did apartment make-readies. It started out being just for my landlord, but it grew from there by word of mouth. Somehow, I got a gig at an office - they were remodeling and wanted someone to come and spackle and paint. Of course, their guy was also there to “help” and “supervise”. I was done with my rooms and went in to see if I could help him with his. Clearly, he didn’t understand spackle. All over the already painted walls were several nice little mounds.
HIS WALLS HAD BOOBS!
When his supervisor saw them, he asked me if I could come back the next day and do the necessary repairs. :rolleyes:
" Walls with boobs and the incompetant men who trowelled them into place. Next on Geraldo Rivera, this shocking never-before told tale of lust, rust and dust. Young children and unlicensed contractors may wish to change the channel now. "
Is there any recourse for the home improvement novice who has made a poor choice in grout color?
Yes, you can get grout colorant. I can’t vouch for how good it looks or how easy it is, but I have seen it on a couple of home improvement shows.
My SO is an enthusiastic caulker.
The previous owners of our house had used grout as a substitute for spackle in places. Furthermore, they’d applied it with a serrated table knife. Good Pete above, it took me a long bloody time to sand the bastard stuff down to a flat finish.