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Vent: A bad seal on a big storefront job cost me a client last month
Last month in Springfield, I put in a 12-foot tempered glass panel for a new cafe. I used a standard silicone, but we had a cold snap right after. The seal shrank and cracked at the corners within a week, letting water in. The owner called me back, furious about the streaks on his new wall. I had to eat the cost of a full redo with a low-temp formula. Has anyone found a sealant that holds up better in quick weather changes?
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emma_rodriguez305mo ago
Actually, that cold snap was the real problem.
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lewis.brian5mo ago
Man, that cold snap story is brutal. Weather turning like that can wreck even a good seal. I feel for you having to redo the whole panel.
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mason_reed475mo ago
Hold up, redoing the whole panel sounds extreme. A cold snap messes with curing, sure, but a good seal should handle some weather swing. Maybe the prep was off, or it was applied too thin? I've seen jobs hold through worse. Not saying it's easy, but @lewis.brian, calling it a total wreck might be jumping the gun. Sometimes you can fix a bad spot without starting over.
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