Mark Meshulam is an expert witness and consultant for caulk failures. Since caulk is usually the primary means of sealing elements of a window system together and to the surrounding condition, caulk failures are often part of a window leakage problem. Email me for a great caulking contractor at mark@chicagowindowexpert.com To the uninitiated, caulk is gooey stuff you buy in a tube at Home Depot…
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Bad Window Replacement: Top 10 Installer Screw-ups
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Bad Window Replacement: Top 10 Installer Screw-ups: Bad Window Caulk (Part 2)
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