I’ve taken on a do-it-yourself project, and I hope I’m up to the task.<\/p>\n
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\nWe’ve lived in our house for almost sixteen years, and for approximately fourteen of those years the place where the back of my kitchen sink touches the counter was not caulked. Water from the sprayer would hit the back splash and drip down into the cabinet below.
\nI groused about it regularly to Dear Husband, until he decided he couldn’t take it any more and went off to buy a tube of caulk.
\nFirst, I want to say for all to see, that Dear Husband is an amazingly talented man. He’s a creative problem solver, and a hard worker. In many ways he’s a Renaissance Man. He’s never intimidated by a project, or if he is, he wouldn’t admit it. But, I think he may have met his match with that tube of caulk
\nFirst, he chose a clear silicon caulk, rather than the white caulk that is traditionally used. When he was done, there was a band of caulk about an inch wide that actually closed some of the gap, but left other places open. And let me tell you…..that caulk is miserable<\/b> to remove!
\nI went to the Do It Yourself pages on Google and looked for instructions on how to caulk the sink. Some sites were more forthcoming than others, but generally you walked away with the idea that you cut the tip of the tube and lay a bead of caulk. Done.
\nOne of the sites said to spray the area with a bleach and water solution to kill mildew. Where I had a problem, I removed the caulk last night and sprayed. This morning, at 7:00, which is really early for me to be trying something like this, I started removing the old caulk. The white caulk from the original installation was a breeze to remove. An hour later I had the two sides and the front done, and a start on the globs at the back. I will take to heart the concept that less is more when it comes time to lay the new caulk.
\nMidnight, of Tongue Oil<\/a>, gave me a tip. He said to use an ice cube to smooth the caulk, so that it didn’t stick to my fingers as I smoothed it out. My plan is to try laying a bead of caulk on a piece of cardboard, and then to try the ice cube trick before I address the sink.
\nWish me luck. Usually I play the “inept little woman” card and get Dear Husband to do repairs, (more on that in another entry) but this time the “Woman of the House” is up to bat. Wish me luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"