Fill Big Gaps In Siding

How to fix the gaps in exterior trim.

Fill big gaps in siding.

Cellulose filler is made with real wood. Apply the wood filler to the craft sticks to fill the hole. The filler should be level and even with the surface of the wood. Always caulk between the siding and the trim.

Once your wood filler is mixed use it quickly. The craft sticks will act as a support for the wood filler. Don t forget to caulk or foam the joint between the sill plate and the foundation too. A good diy approach is to cut rigid foam insulation to fit between the joists.

Do not caulk between siding and any built in receiving channels located at or around windows. Exterior trim around doors and windows needs to be caulked to fill any gaps between the trim and the siding behind the trim. On door window frames and baseboards etc. There are many places where you may need to fill gaps before you paint.

Vertical trim gap caulking. While properly engineered. Undersized so it s easy to fit in. Sands flat and even.

Shim the rigid foam in place with little chunks of foam. Fill larger gaps with foam backer rod sometimes called spline. This can be found at well stocked hardware stores but not always at large home improvement centers. On an interior paint job you could find them where walls meet ceilings on inside corners of walls where wood trim meets walls on inside corners where wood trim meets other wood trim i e.

Apply the filler to the craft sticks using another craft stick or a putty knife. Leave a 1 8 gap between the siding and the trim or other materials to allow for structural movement. Cut it about 1 2 in. Then fill the space around it with expanding foam.

Also check concrete supply centers as backer rod is used to fill gaps in poured concrete walls. Caulk is a substance designed to seal a joint between two surfaces and. Filling cracks and holes with caulk in your home s trim and siding before painting not only makes the paint job look better but also makes the paint last longer. Push the appropriate size backer rod into the gap below flush with the surface.