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Lot o points [156129]
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Hey, I know some of you are caulk masters.
Dec 19, 2022, 2:57 PM
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So let's talk about your caulk.
I have an undermount sink mating to granite. On one or two places in particular, where my wife can't seem to resist spraying copious amounts of water, it appears they did a poor job applying sealer when they installed the sink, and some water makes it through the cracks and comes out underneath.
It would be an insane endeavor to drop the disposal, all plumbing, etc and the sink and to start over. I'm not looking to do that. What I'm looking to do is apply something like a clear silicone around the gap between the counter and the sink from the topside. Biggest question is I know there will be some moisture present, and it's likely my wife won't be able to avoid splashing the area before it's fully cures.
So is there a sealant that fits the bill and also is impervious to minor water contact while curing?
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There is***
Dec 19, 2022, 2:58 PM
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ok, guess my next question***
Dec 19, 2022, 3:01 PM
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All-TigerNet [14283]
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I don't have the time for that.
Dec 19, 2022, 3:02 PM
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I don't actually know the product, but I'm sure that I've seen something that fits the bill.
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All-TigerNet [14283]
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Or just do the job before bed to cure overnight***
Dec 19, 2022, 3:03 PM
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This sounds like a marriage counseling issue.
Dec 19, 2022, 2:59 PM
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Not a construction issue.
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Lot o points [156129]
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Bro, if I'm going to marriage counseling,
Dec 19, 2022, 3:00 PM
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it's over her recklessly poor dishwasher loading technique. This is a mild tiff.
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Not to go full reverse-woke here, but this is definitely a
Dec 19, 2022, 3:07 PM
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gender thing. My wife is convinced she's better at the dishes, but her loading technique (not to mention her hand-wash stacking skills) are bushleague.
I think this relates back to men in general being better at spatial awareness (while women are the masters as multitasking). We load cars better. We load dishwashers better. End of story.
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IKR? I mean, she's an intelligent woman, as I'm sure your
Dec 19, 2022, 3:10 PM
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wife is, and if she spilled a gallon of milk on the floor every time she opened the fridge, I suspect she'd find a different technique, but there isn't a moment's curiosity or desire to change when half the cups are right side up and full of water every time she loads the dishwasher.
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dickbump.gif***
Dec 19, 2022, 3:12 PM
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You've given me plenty of #### over this, but there's a
Dec 19, 2022, 3:36 PM
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reason I just took over all of the dish duties in the house. Terrible at loading a dishwasher, terrible at hand washing, and even the most remedial physics escape her, like putting something cup-shaped upside down in the dish drainer. She can't see that great without her glasses, which she doesn't have and can't find half the time, so anything that is hand washed without glasses will likely have to be redone by me anyway.
It's just easier if I do it, and after years of owning it, I think I've developed some Stockholm Syndrome over it, too--I get annoyed if I even hear her banging around in the kitchen because I know it's stuff I'm going to have to redo or rearrange.
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Maybe, and this is some admittedly tinfoil hat stuff,
Dec 19, 2022, 3:38 PM
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They figured out our game with the laundry and are doing the same to us with dishes.
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PFTTTTT.
Dec 19, 2022, 3:42 PM
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I do my own laundry. In the decade we've been in this house, I don't think she's done 8 minutes of yardwork. It's like that hour or two a week during most of the year doesn't exist. But I still catch ALL the shit about not doing anything around the house.
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This would be uncanny if we weren’t the same person.
Dec 19, 2022, 3:47 PM
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It’s like the 50% of the work I do inside the house just isn’t enough, but magic elves must be keeping the yard and house exterior immaculate.
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"Like, what is he even doing when he disappears outside
Dec 19, 2022, 3:49 PM
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for hours, and there's lots of racket, and he comes in all sweaty? Probably drinking beer with his friends. I'll note that for later arguments."
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This is making me feel much better about my wife
Dec 20, 2022, 2:20 PM
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I'd love for that to be true, but you told me that she
Dec 19, 2022, 3:44 PM
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was completely snowballing me on this, as if she's capable of properly loading a dishwasher, but she's CHOOSING not to so that I'll do it.
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I don’t think so, because others have posited the
Dec 19, 2022, 3:49 PM
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Same theory towards my situation, and I refuse to acknowledge being that easily manipulated, even if it might be true.
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Just to clarify, since we’re both getting older,
Dec 19, 2022, 3:50 PM
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I’m the guy who makes fun of the fact that it would be cheaper to demolish your house and start over than it would be to run a gas line to your kitchen island.
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Re: Just to clarify, since we’re both getting older,
Dec 19, 2022, 3:51 PM
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Whoa, whoa, whoa...
Dec 19, 2022, 3:55 PM
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now I feel like I'm the same person as 19B, because I have the same issue it feels like. Except I also have to get a new meter to run another gas line because the gas hot water heater apparently is all the meter I have can handle.
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Oh, Jeebus, don't get me started on THAT.
Dec 19, 2022, 3:40 PM
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13 gallon kitchen trashcan--better throw that milk carton and two Amazon boxes in there...TIME TO TAKE THE TRASH OUT, B! Same with anything in a bag in the fridge--whatever you do, don't remove the excess air from any bag, thus preserving the food from oxygen. No, blow it up like a balloon to ensure MAXIMUM space usage. Which is very slightly preferable to the kids who don't know how to seal bags at all.
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samesies with our recycling bins. 2 empty wrapping paper
Dec 19, 2022, 3:45 PM
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rolls and a couple of un-flattened boxes have it filled up right now, and several flat paper items spilled around it cause there's no room.
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Omg yes. The bathroom trash should be for tissue etc.
Dec 20, 2022, 11:03 AM
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Not shampoo bottles, or a box they cleaned out of the closet… I almost want to get a regular size trash can for the bathroom just so I don’t have to empty it so much.
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Me too guise!
Dec 19, 2022, 3:31 PM
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My wife can get like two place settings and a pot in there before it looks full the way she loads it.
She also puts knives in sharp side up. Then complains about accidentally cutting her fingers.
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Re: Me too guise!
Dec 19, 2022, 3:37 PM
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Kitchen knives in the dishwasher make me sad…. My wife put my thermopen in the dishwasher not too long ago too. Guess what I’m getting for Christmas?
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I don't put good ones in there...
Dec 19, 2022, 3:51 PM
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we have a whole silverware rack slot full of stabby, ###### knives that my wife has accumulated over the years. We have #### near a full set of what Quincy's used to call steak knives that I use primarily to cut cheese blocks because they are just sharp enough and straight enough but also paper thin and shallow. But everyone else in the house uses these crappy knives to cut stuff. My wife actually for years used effectively this to cut anything and everything.
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Did you get the IR?
Dec 20, 2022, 4:06 PM
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It's pretty nice.
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Of course
Dec 19, 2022, 3:01 PM
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You didn't listen to me, but I understand your fixation
Dec 19, 2022, 3:08 PM
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on white caulk.
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I did, they have clear.
Dec 19, 2022, 3:21 PM
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Google is your friend.
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I know, I know
Dec 19, 2022, 3:42 PM
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I was trying to sneak in a white caulk joke. Work with me people!!!
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Well, who don't like white caulks?***
Dec 19, 2022, 3:45 PM
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*Every former Tiger Lily****
Dec 19, 2022, 4:17 PM
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Silicone caulk
Dec 19, 2022, 3:35 PM
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You need to reseal the entire sink area once every 5-10 years. Some people don't until it is a big problem. There is also granite top crack repairs with light if a crack is your problem.
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I recommend
Dec 19, 2022, 3:39 PM
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lining the sink with a clear trash bag, securing it to the counter with duct tape and poking a hole above the drain.
Somebody has to fill FBC’s shoes whilst he’s on furlough
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Divorce. Sell house. Split proceeds. HTH.***
Dec 19, 2022, 3:45 PM
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Replying for FBCoach since he's on taxpayer-paid vacay
Dec 19, 2022, 3:48 PM
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"Me too dude. I tried to kill her over it but got drunk instead. But I got this sick deal from a homeless dude I saw at Hardee's who said he can do it for like $1000 if I pay him upfront. He'll be here tomorrow."
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I mean, the dude has it all figured out. Does he not?
Dec 19, 2022, 3:53 PM
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#equity
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I suspect he's got it together more than he
Dec 19, 2022, 3:55 PM
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Lets on. Like he's actually Aynor's version of Crash -- whatever that's worth.
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Re: I suspect he's got it together more than he
Dec 19, 2022, 4:10 PM
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Siltex 40
Dec 20, 2022, 4:24 PM
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Acrylic latex. Can work with a wet finger. Comes in clear. 4 hour set time.
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Lot o points [156129]
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^^^Heck yeah. Thx***
Dec 20, 2022, 5:19 PM
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