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    10 Products
    About Sealants
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    Select a sealant that can stretch, contract, and expand enough for your joints.

    Backer Rods

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    Image of Product. Front orientation. Backer Rods.
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    Provide support for sealants in gaps—insert these backer rods into gaps and fill in with sealant.
    Open/Closed-Cell Foam—Open/closed backer rods are more compressible than closed-cell ones. They also restrict moisture from being absorbed. Use them with uneven joints where self-leveling is needed.
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    Open/Closed-Cell Polyethylene Foam
    1/4"3/8"33-45160Gray77605T511000000
    1/2"5/8"33-45160Gray77605T51200000
    11/16"7/8"33-45160Gray77605T51300000
    7/8"1 1/8"16-45160Gray77605T46400000
    7/8"1 1/8"167-45160Gray77605T465000000
    1 1/8"1 1/2"140-45160Gray77605T466000000
    1 1/2"2"84-45160Gray77605T467000000
    1 7/8"2 1/2"54-45160Gray77605T469000000
    2 1/4"3"34-45160Gray77605T471000000
    3"4"18-45160Gray77605T472000000
     
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