Sealing outdoors – choose the right sealant
Sealing outdoors
A sealant used outdoors must meet different requirements from one used indoors. Here you will find product recommendations for the most common outdoor jobs.
Which sealant should I choose?
Before sealing outdoors, keep this in mind:
- Check that the surfaces to be sealed are compatible with the sealant
- Before the actual job, do an adhesion test to make sure the sealant holds
- Clean the surfaces the sealant is to adhere to
Use |
Best choice |
Good choice |
| Quick glass repair |
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| Bonding and sealing a silicone strip |
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| Floor joint in concrete |
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| Bodywork of cars, caravans, boats |
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| Repairing cracks in a wooden facade or cladding |
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| Boats – fixing |
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| Boats – joints between deck planks |
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| Boats – sealing joints |
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| Boats – penetrations |
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| Flexible joint at frames, doors and windows |
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| Polycarbonate conservatory roof (PC) |
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| Repairs to wood, drywall, concrete |
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| Roof and penetrations |
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| Roof drainage (gutters, outlets, flashings) |
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| Top sealing of glazing |
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| Thin sheet metal, sheet-metal details |
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| Sealing and bonding glass |
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| Sealing and bonding around pipes and penetrations |
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| Weather sealing in general |
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Sealing outdoors – useful products
ESSVE Sealant ESS Seal ESS1 300 ml
ESSVE Sealant ESS Seal&Bond 300 ml
ESSVE Acrylic Flex 25 - highly flexible universal decorator's sealant 300 ml grey
ESSVE Pool and glass silicone 300 ml transparent
ESSVE Construction sealant Façade - highly elastic movement joints 300 ml white
ESSVE All-weather sealant 300 ml transparent
Construction sealant for roofs