Caulking and Water Infiltration Repairs

We always say that water infiltration is a historic building’s greatest enemy. Proper caulking and maintenance is your greatest defense from water damage.

At Midwest Maintenance, we repair and replace caulking that’s past its life expectancy—typically 10 years—around expansion joints in masonry, windows, doors and more. While caulking may seem like a simple repair, proper installation of caulking involves removing old caulking, cleaning the surface and substrate properly, and applying a primer. Proper backing is also important to ensure walls can expand and contract to prevent cracking.

In one of our largest projects, Midwest Maintenance successfully recaulked and protected 300,000 linear feet of granite exterior on a high-rise building in Indianapolis.