Hey guys, I have been having a problem with cold air seeping up into my bedroom, so I got an idea I thought would work out nice.
The problem is, my house is old and since my carpet is worn out, there is about a quarter inch space between the carpet and molding on the wall where my beds headboard is at (this is where the draft comes up through) so I decided to caulk the space to fix the problem. I laid down about a 6 ft. bead of silicon caulk on the bottom of the wall, about a half hour later it started to stink as it does, so I opened the windows up and put my fan on. A bit later, I noticed my bedsheets closest to the wall I caulked had taken on a fresh caulk odor. My question is, will this smell go away? meaning will it stay in the bedsheets, or clothes in my room/closet? No caulk had gotten on the sheet BTW, it is just the odor coming up the headboard and making my sheets stink. Also, being that I have both windows open for ventilation will I be alright sleeping in my room tonight? Thanks guys. I was just wondering if maybe some of you have experience with home improvement work & you might know a bit more than I do on this. Thanks again. Also* This might not be the correct way to use caulking, but when it comes to home improvement I am not Tim "the toolman" Taylor. Thank you everyone.
The problem is, my house is old and since my carpet is worn out, there is about a quarter inch space between the carpet and molding on the wall where my beds headboard is at (this is where the draft comes up through) so I decided to caulk the space to fix the problem. I laid down about a 6 ft. bead of silicon caulk on the bottom of the wall, about a half hour later it started to stink as it does, so I opened the windows up and put my fan on. A bit later, I noticed my bedsheets closest to the wall I caulked had taken on a fresh caulk odor. My question is, will this smell go away? meaning will it stay in the bedsheets, or clothes in my room/closet? No caulk had gotten on the sheet BTW, it is just the odor coming up the headboard and making my sheets stink. Also, being that I have both windows open for ventilation will I be alright sleeping in my room tonight? Thanks guys. I was just wondering if maybe some of you have experience with home improvement work & you might know a bit more than I do on this. Thanks again. Also* This might not be the correct way to use caulking, but when it comes to home improvement I am not Tim "the toolman" Taylor. Thank you everyone.