About the type and colours of sealants (FAQ)
What type of sealant should be used?
There are several types of sealants suitable for multiple situations and configurations. Generally, during the Repair of caulking around doors and windows, silicones and polyurethanes are the most specified, recommended, used and effective.
The choice of one or the other depends on several factors.
Silicones are increasingly popular with industry professionals. It comes in several standard colours. Its finish is more lustrous and maintains better. It is also less affected by temperature variations during its application, which facilitates the achievement of more uniform and aesthetic joints.
Are there sealants that are better suited to certain conditions?
Can we choose the color of the new sealant?
Can the color of the sealant change over time?
Just like the different elements of your building envelope, the color of the sealants can be affected by
- Rain,
- The sun,
- The wind,
- air pollution,
- dust, etc.
Different in nature, the variation in colour cannot be constant from one element to another and the differences in hues can unfortunately increase with the years. There are so many different situations that it is virtually impossible to predict short-, medium- and long-term outcomes.
Seasonal maintenance to clean up accumulated dust will help reduce the effects of the main cause of discoloration.
