Re-Caulk Like a Pro: The $8 Fix That Stops Mold, Leaks, and Rot

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Preview โ€” The Goal

๐Ÿ› The Goal: That cracked, peeling, mildew-spotted line where your tub meets the wall isn't just ugly โ€” it's a doorway. Every shower, water slips through failed caulk into the wall cavity, where it quietly grows mold and rots the framing you can't see. By the time it shows up as a soft wall or a stain on the ceiling below, the repair has four digits. The fix is an $8 tube of caulk and 90 minutes on a Saturday, and it's genuinely learnable on your first try. The secret pros know: 90% of a beautiful caulk job is the REMOVAL and prep, not the squeezing.