Review: Homax Caulking Tool

A few weeks ago, my father mentioned that he got one of the best tools for his tool box, a Homax Caulking Tool for smoothing a caulk joint. When I was at Wal-Mart, I picked up one of these tools (as part of a Homax kit) and put it away for the next time I did caulking. Caulking is one of those things that I hate as I always make a mess.

After finishing a drywall repair due to a plumbing leak, I had to put some tile back and caulking the top of the tile. (While some people grout the top, the rest of our downstairs has the top caulked.) Luckily the 6 year old tube of caulk outside was still good, so I applied the caulk, used the finishing tool and must say it was the easiest and cleanest way to caulk a joint. There is very little to say about this simple tool, except if you ever have to do caulking, this tool is a must have. As a standalone tool, it is less than $3 at the store and will save you a lot of headaches.

Pros

• Easy to use.
• Makes a very clean caulk bead.

Cons

None

Summary

Just get this tool as at some point during home ownership you’ll have to do some caulking; you won’t regret it.