[Greenbuilding] Which caulk

[Irina Golfman]

Jason,

We used AFM caulk in the bathroom and were rather disappointed with the 
results. I would be very interested to hear about your and other people's 
experience with it.

Irina

At 07:14 PM 10/30/2006, Jason Holstine wrote:
>Titebond has a line of solvent-free and ultra-low VOC caulks and adhesives
>(along with low-odor). The solvent-free crystal clear may work best and
>cheapest for your application.
>http://amicusgreen.com/v1/TB-binder.pdf
>
>Also could consider AFM Safecoat all-purpose caulk.
>
>Depending on your location, they may be hard to find.
>
>Jason Holstine
>Amicus Green Building Center
>E: jason at amicusgreen.com
>www.amicusgreen.com and www.amicusdb.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org
>[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Jefro
>Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 5:08 PM
>To: Greenbuilder list
>Subject: [Greenbuilding] Which caulk
>
>
>I appreciate the discussions on this list about caulking seams to prevent
>air infiltration.  We are finishing up the first-floor joists this week, and
>while the plumber does the underfloor I would like to spend some quality
>time sealing the underfloor seams between foundation and sill, between sill
>and rim joist, and in all butt joints.
>
>
>The question now is---which of the bewildering assortment of caulks should I
>use?  The contractor recommends using one with a polyurethane base.  I would
>prefer that to acrylic or (ugh) vinyl.  Any recommendations?
>
>
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