What sizes do backer rod come in?
Sizes: QUIKRETE® Backer Rod is packaged in 20 ft (6.1 m) lengths. Available in 1” (25 mm) and ¾” (19 mm) diameter. The typical physical properties of QUIKRETE® Backer Rod are listed in Table 1.
What is a foam backer rod?
Backer rods are usually round, flexible lengths of foam that are used as a “backing” in joints or cracks to help control the amount of sealant/caulking used and create a back stop. Besides shape, an important attribute is the variety of foam cell structure types: closed cell, open cell, and bi-cellular.
Is backer rod a compressible filler?
Bi-Cellular backer rod is flexible and very compressible extruded shape (usually cylindrical), with a surface skin, that is composed of both open and closed-cell material. It is made up of a non-absorbing outer skin and a highly resilient interior network of open and closed cells.
Can you caulk a 1 inch gap?
Measure the size of the gap that needs to be filled. A single bead of caulk can fill gaps up to 1/4 inch. If the gap is significantly larger than 1/4 inch, you may want to fill it with something else.
How deep should backer rod be installed?
Joint width to depth ratio should be 2 to 1 with a minimum depth of 1/4” or a maximum depth of 1/2”. 4. For best results, diameter of the backer rod should be 1/8” larger than the width of the joint.
How do you caulk a large gap?
How to Caulk a Large Gap
- Remove all old caulk from the joint to be filled.
- Measure the size of the gap that needs to be filled.
- Fill larger gaps with foam backer rod, sometimes called spline.
- Put a surface bead of caulk over the filled gap.
- Smooth the caulk as you go.
What are the different types of foam backer rods?
W. R. MEADOWS is pleased to provide two different types of foam backer rods to our customers: CERA-ROD and KOOL-ROD. Both are closed-cell rods, which means that they are dense and firm and intended for outdoors and heavy-duty construction—however, one addresses hot application processes, and the other cold.
How big is a closed cell backer rod?
Diameter of Rod: 1 in (25 mm) Feet per Roll: 100 ft (30.5 m) Closed Cell Backer Rod Meets all of the requirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act. Closed Cell Backer Rod Is a “Domestic End Product” as defined in the Buy American Act, Title 41 USC 10.
What are backer rods and what do they do?
Backer rods are round, flexible lengths of foam that are used as a “backing” in joints or cracks to help control the amount of sealant used or the depth of the sealant in the gap.
What kind of backer rod does fillpro use?
FillPro™ Standard Backer Rod (formerly ITP Standard) is an extruded round, closed cell, low density polyethylene (PE) foam material with a skin-like outer texture. Standard backer rod is non-absorbent, flexible and compressible allowing for easy installation in joints as a backup material for sealants.