Home Improvement Product Review: Dow Great Stuff Insulating Foam Sealant

If you're a do-it-yourselfer like I am, then you need to know what products are available, as well as what works, and what doesn't. If you have small gaps, holes and cracks around your home- it's important to seal up the ones leading to the outside to keep bugs, other pests and the winter cold out- then you need some sort of sealer that's not expensive to buy and is easy to use. Why not try the brand that, according to their website, is the "#1 Selling Brand in the World"? Read my home improvement product review and find out everything you need to know about Dow GREAT STUFF Insulating Foam Sealant!

Price and Availability
I bought a twelve-ounce can of Dow GREAT STUFF Insulating Foam Sealant at my local hardware for about five bucks. Builders Square, Amazon.com and even eBay has this product listed for around seven bucks a can.

Product Description
This sealant is an all-purpose product used to fill in small gaps, holes and cracks. "Small" openings in this case are considered to be less than a half-inch wide. It sticks to wood, glass, many types of plastics, masonry, and metal, so it works for many different applications. You can use it to seal around furnace air ducts, electrical lines and water pipes, plug up cracks in concrete blocks and brick, close up small holes where lines, pipes and wires used to be, and much more.

Dow GREAT STUFF Insulating Foam Sealant is a permanent fix. It's hard once it completely dries, is water-resistant, sandable, paintable and stainable. It takes about twenty minutes to become tack-free to the touch; eight hours to become completely cured.

I've used this product before, so I know from experience that, if you use it outside, you need to paint or stain it to protect it.. Otherwise, the sun will turn it from a light tan to an orangey, rather unattractive-looking color.

Other Dow Sealing Products
If you need an insulating foam sealant for cracks, holes and gaps that are wider than a half-inch, Dow makes this same product for larger-scale home improvement tasks. No matter what size, Dow has you covered.