Substrate Preparation & WRB Installation

Which caulk adheres to a wide variety of materials such as plastics, woods, vinyl, masonry, fiber cement, brick and concrete, and can last up to 50 years?

• Silicone

• Butyl

• Advanced Polymer

• Acrylic Latex

This caulk works best on concrete, brick and stone, and can be used in extremely wet areas.

• Butyl

• Advanced Polymer

• Silicone

• Acrylic Latex

Which caulk cannot be painted?

• butyl

• latex acrylic

• silicone

• elastomeric

Acrylic latex caulk is a ​ (a)   -based caulk that bonds well to porous materials such as wood, masonry, plaster, and drywall. It can be can be ​ (b)   and it lasts between ​ (c)   years .

• water
• painted
• eight and ten
• silicone
• tooled
• 15 and 20

a weather-resistant barrier protects the substrate

• TRUE

• FALSE

The most common types of weather-resistant barriers are ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

• building paper
• house wrap
• butyl wrap
• zip system

Flashing is not required around vulnerable areas, such as doors and windows.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Rubberized asphalt should never be used around doors and windows.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• SOMETIMES

To fill in gaps, caulk can be used in conjunction with flashing material and ​ (a)  

• backer rod
• glue
• nails
• lath

 Advanced polymer caulk can last up to ​ (a)  

• 50 years
• 20 years
• 30 years
• 40 years
• 8 years in dog years