Rosie
Head caulker
Kitchens, exteriors, and the Caulk Finder. Cheerful, exacting, and the owner of more caulk guns than shoes. Rosie believes a straight bead is a form of self-respect.
Since 2015
About I Love Caulk
We started I Love Caulk because caulk is the most underrated product in the house. It keeps water out of your walls, drafts out of your bedroom, and bugs out of your pantry, and almost nobody explains how to choose it or use it. So we do. Seriously.
What we believe
- There's a caulk for every crack. Most caulk failures aren't bad caulk. They're the right caulk in the wrong joint.
- Prep is most of the job. Clean, dry, and free of old caulk beats any miracle formula.
- The tube is the boss. Formulas change. Temperatures, cure times, and paint windows on the label win every argument, including arguments with us.
- Caulk is backup, not a building system. It supports flashing, drainage, and good design. It can't replace them.
- Learning should be fun. Hence the game, the crossword, and the personality quiz. We are serious about caulk. We are not solemn about it.
Meet the Crew
Our house characters. They show up in the room guides, sign the tips, and argue about silicone at lunch.
Flavio
Wet-zone specialist
Bathrooms and basements. Calm, meticulous, and slightly obsessive about prep. Flavio has never once caulked a damp joint and would like you to join him.
Karen
Interiors & finish work
Trim, paint-ready finishes, and quiet walls. Karen can spot a shadow line from across the room and fixes it before anyone else notices.
Troy
Heights & heavy duty
Roofs, gutters, and garage concrete. A man of few words, most of them about ladder safety. Troy has never leaned on a gutter and never will.
Zoe
Windows, doors & drafts
The building envelope. Zoe reads movement ratings for fun and can find a draft with a tissue in under a minute.
How we pick products
Our reviews and Seal of Approval picks are editorial summaries: manufacturer specifications, the product's intended use, and the experience widely reported by pros and DIYers. They are not lab tests, and we say so.
No brand pays for placement, and we don't use affiliate links. If that ever changes, we'll label it clearly on every page it touches.
Products and formulas change. When the label and this site disagree, trust the label, and tell us so we can fix our page.
How the site pays for itself
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The formulations guide is by Federico Hatoum. The Crew are our house characters: they're fictional, but their advice is real.