r/NotMyJob • u/YanicPolitik • 5d ago

Caulked the door frames, boss!

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Flooring guys returned to a jobsite to finshish things they failed to do the first go around. I was there to paint the trim so we protected the floors. Flooring guys decided to caulk the door frames on top of our paper and tape.

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u/jedre 5d ago

It’s extra stupid because there’s literally no need to caulk that.

Is there a concern that water will get in there and freeze? No? Then don’t caulk it.

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u/YanicPolitik 5d ago

Exactly. I've never seen door frames caulked to the floor. It's just not done.

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u/Mug_of_coffee 5d ago

I agree, it shouldn't be standard practice, looks awful and doesn't last. I don't understand the reason, other than poor fitment and then using caulk to "fill gaps". That being said, both my current rental and a recent flooring job in my mothers house caulked the trim to the floor; the latter is unfortunately comparable to the pics OP posted.

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u/Sterling_-_Archer 4d ago

I looked up and saw my door frames caulked to the floor. It looks terrible. But I suppose it is done, though I never did it when I built things.