Sashco Big Stretch Interior & Exterior Caulk, White 10.5 oz 1 Pack

So glad I found the Big Stretch online! We live in northern ohio and in the winter we all get cracks and gaps in caulk in molding. Big stretch has been a problem solver for sure! The only downside is that if you like nice straight caulk lines like me, and you tape for nice lines, you need to tape and then caulk and immediately pull the tape. If you let the caulk dry with the tape on you will be sorry as the caulk will stretch at the tape line and you will not have a straight line. So you pull the tape immediately and then after two days for full cure, re tape and paint. Yes its an extra step and more laborious but its worth it as you'll never have to caulk and paint again due to the glory of the stretch. I've got a larger 1/4" gap at the end of a counter top and while it did take a few coats to build up the big stretch, it filled it in and there is no cracking like I had with standard caulk. Looks great and professional. The comments about shrink are true, it shrinks more than normal caulk when drying, so again know that you may need to do a second coat depending on how thick you put it on.

By far the best and long lasting paintable (non-silicone) caulk I have ever used. If there is a brand that stays as flexible and resists shrinking better than Big Stretch, I have yet to find it. Of course I have stopped looking, and as long as the price stays reasonable, this will be my go to for the rest of my life. Really holds paint well and over the long haul!

Love this caulk, use it everywhere in the interior of my home. Doesn't crack with seasonal temperature shift and wood expansion/contraction. I never saw the point of putting all the effort into using cheap caulk like Alex you have to redo. The additional cost of the caulk is irrelevant compared to the labor. If you apply it in cracks and the wood expands you may get squeeze out but that it expected. Paintable, but dries very slowly--best to wait to paint until the next day.

I replaced the lap siding on my house last year and we used 4 cases of Big Stretch White to seal the exposed seams. It applies and is workable as you would expect with any caulk and it was as easy as any other. Filling gaps as wide as 1/2" (possibly more) in one pass was uneventful. + Ability to take paint - Where this stuff really excels is in its ability to take paint. This isn't silicone so its not like its prone to paint failure but Big Stretch doesn't seem to expand and contract in a way that makes the paint chip or crack over time. I have no idea how they manage that, but the painted caulk on my house has held up extremely well. + Bulging and shrinking - I live in a desert so its very hot in the summer and very cold and snowy in the winter. Even with extreme temperatures in the summer Big Stretch doesn't bulge or shrink. The same in sub zero temperatures. I wasn't going to review caulk but this stuff is truly impressive. If you used a lot of caulk in your life and you've struggled haveing to come back over and over to reapply due to shrinking, particularly on exteriors surfaces. This is by far the best product I have ever come across and I have laid plenty caulk (no pun intended!) Sure you can by twice as much cheap caulk for the price but how much is your time worth? Do you really want to be reapplying caulk every year and then touching up the paint.

Product as shown. Fast delivery. would buy again

Best stuff for siding and exterior paint hands down.

Too early to tell how long and effective this product will be because I just applied it a week ago.

As A Contractor I only use Shasco products big stretch is one of my go to's