Caulking and Sealants

Watertight?

Caulks and sealants serve important functions in home, office, and commercial construction by keeping internal and external surfaces airtight and watertight in areas where windows and doors meet walls. Caulks are also used to finish interior residential construction in areas around wood trim and built-in features, for sealing and filling minor imperfections. Once painted, these caulked surfaces will make most of those imperfections "disappear.

"Experience Matters"

Sealants have numerous uses in building envelope construction including: the edges of glazing panels and sheets, between pre-cast concrete panels, in laps between sheet metal components, as a filler in floor joints, and as a component of other waterproofing applications.

Building Sealants Project Overview - The Aerial Companies

Selecting the correct sealant for the correct application is essential to achieving the best results. Proper compatibility of the chemicals within the sealant and of the substrate is crucial to a long lasting seal. We use a wide variety of sealants by Tremco, Vulkem and Dow-Corning - which are the leading manufacturers in the sealant industry. (Click on the video to the right for a project overview featuring Dow-Corning products.) Full specifications for glazing and or re-caulking are a part of every quotation and project. When you are looking to apply the longest lasting protection to your structure, contact us. We know not all sealants are compatible with all materials, and you won’t find us over-reliant on sealants, meaning we don’t seal over faulty construction. After years of experience in construction waterproofing we’ve developed best practices that are emulated in our industry today.

Caulks and Sealants – What’s the difference?

Contrary to popular belief, the terms "caulks" and "sealants" can be used interchangeably. The terms are actually synonymous but are often used to indicate functional differences.

Products considered sealants offer high-performance joint sealing in difficult conditions. They also have superior adhesion and accommodate larger amounts of movement. The term caulk, as in "painter's caulk," describes formulas with lower movement capability, but increased properties like appearance, paintability, or economy.

A sealant is a viscous material that changes state to become solid, once applied, and is used to prevent the penetration of air, gas, noise, dust, fire, smoke or liquid from one location through a barrier into another. Typically, sealants are used to close small openings that are difficult to shut with other materials, such as concrete, drywall, etc. Desirable properties of sealants include insolubility, corrosion resistance, and adhesion
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Caulk can refer either to the substance or the process of applying it. The caulk application process is used to seal seams and close up crevices in buildings against water, air, dust, insects, or as a component in firestopping.

Dow Corning Sealants - 123 Pre-formed Joint System - by, The Aerial Companies

Caulking And Sealants Services For:

	Estate Homeowners Were the proper materials and installation practices used in building your home?		Leak Detection Water Damage Repair Stucco Repairs Estate Home Maintenance
	General Contractors / Builders When sealants and caulk are applied during the construction process, we combine all best practices in the waterproofing field.		Sub Grade Waterproofing Planter Box and Balcony Deck Waterproofing Stucco Systems Painting Systems
	Condo Associations Count on us to keep your building dry and healthy all year round with our extenisve waterproofing solutions.		Window Caulking Exterior Painting Building Maintenance Forensic Discovery of Defects Parking Garage Repairs
	Financial Institutions Again – “time is money” when it comes to major building repairs for our customers in the financial business.		Building Maintenance Building Leak Repair Waterproofing Building Envelope Restoration
	Office Buildings We work around your tenant’s schedules and try to be as non-intrusive as possible.		Parking Garage Repairs Building Maintenance Building Envelope Restoration Window Caulking
	Governments We work with many organizations in the public sector. Procurement, flexible scheduling and tight security zones, we have the experience.		Window Caulking Building Envelope Restoration Water Damage Repair Exterior Painting
	Hospitality / Hotels We understand working around your guests and the impacts of profit loss during “down time”.		Planter Box and Plaza Deck Waterproofing Building Leak Repair Window Caulking Elevated Deck Waterproofing
	Medical Facilities Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of your patients and staff. You want healthy humans - we want healthy buildings.		Waterproofing Window Caulking Building Leak Repair Building Envelope Review