Brian Elfert
04-29-2012, 10:53 AM
I am doing some work on screen shelters at a Boy Scout camp. The shelters were built in 1946 with logs and a machined lumber roof along with wood siding on one end. Framing was added for screening at some point since 1946. There are various gaps in the siding and such. Scout leaders keep stuffing paper, cardboard, and duct tape in these gaps in a misguided effort to keep bugs out. The reality is 99% of the bugs come in the door when boys go in and out all the time. All you hear all day long when the boys are in the camp site is the screen door slamming. The gaps are fairly narrow for the most part.
Anyhow, I would like to caulk as many of these gaps as possible so adults quit stuffing junk into them. The gaps are inside so the quality of the caulk is not really an issue as long as it doesn't shrink and fall out. Any ideas where to get get cheap caulk that is colored cedar, dark red, or brown? I would be happy to use surplus caulk. I don't want to use white as it sticks out like a sore thumb. The other thing I would is to find caulk in the larger tubes if possible like used for construction adhesive.
The cheapest I have found so far is to order some cedar colored caulk from Menards for $1.97 a tube in a case of 12.
Anyhow, I would like to caulk as many of these gaps as possible so adults quit stuffing junk into them. The gaps are inside so the quality of the caulk is not really an issue as long as it doesn't shrink and fall out. Any ideas where to get get cheap caulk that is colored cedar, dark red, or brown? I would be happy to use surplus caulk. I don't want to use white as it sticks out like a sore thumb. The other thing I would is to find caulk in the larger tubes if possible like used for construction adhesive.
The cheapest I have found so far is to order some cedar colored caulk from Menards for $1.97 a tube in a case of 12.