1/4" Backer Rod (Sold by the Foot)

NOTE: This item is sold by the foot. To order multiple feet, increase the quantity. For example, if you need 10 feet of backer rod, enter a quantity of 10.

Product: 1/4" Diameter Backer Rod, Closed Cell, Non-Stick Skin 

Applications: 

• High moisture environments
• Ground based expansion joints
• General purpose sealant backing
• Use together with self-leveling sealant
• Highway joints
• Parking garages
• Around perimeters of door and window frames,
• Coping and glazing joints
• Log Home chinking
• Isolation joints

Installation: 

1. 1. Joint or opening should be clean and dry and free of all contaminates, loose materials, dry, and free of water or frost.
2. 2. To install, compress backer-rod into the joint
3. before sealants are applied. Install backer-rod using a blunt tool or a plain faced roller.
4. 3. Force the rod to the depth recommended by sealant manufacturer, (typically about 1/2 of joint width measured at the crown of the backer rod). A template or roller gauge may be used to control the depth at which the rod is placed.
5. 4. Don't stretch, puncture or tear backer-rod during installation but gently force into the joint so that the backer-rod fits tight against the sides of the joint.