{"id":5960,"date":"2016-02-18T08:39:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T06:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/solution\/defective-baseboard-sealing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T21:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:21:59","slug":"defective-baseboard-sealing","status":"publish","type":"solution","link":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/solution\/defective-baseboard-sealing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix a defective baseboard sealing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>POTENTIAL CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In existing constructions, penetration of water to the intersection between the baseboard and tile or plaster causes bulge and ablation of the color.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOLUTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: The damaged parts of paint above the baseboard are being removed with a spatula. Thorough cleaning of the surface is necessary<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.0.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12330\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12330\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.0.jpg\" alt=\"provlimatiko-sovatepi.0\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Surface preparation with STATUS DUR, solvent based primer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12336\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12336\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.1.jpg\" alt=\"provlimatiko-sovatepi.1\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Protect adjacent surfaces by using a paper tape<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12342\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12342\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.2.jpg\" alt=\"provlimatiko-sovatepi.2\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 4: The intersection between the baseboard and the plaster is sealed with polyurethane mastic ELASTO PU<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12348\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12348\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.3.jpg\" alt=\"provlimatiko-sovatepi.3\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 5: ELASTO PU should be smoothed while it is still fresh and the paper tape should be removed straight after<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12354\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12354\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/provlimatiko-sovatepi.4.jpg\" alt=\"provlimatiko-sovatepi.4\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5961,"menu_order":197,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[439],"solution_cat":[1090],"class_list":["post-5960","solution","type-solution","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-waterproofing","solution_cat-moisture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solution\/5960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solution"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/solution"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=5960"},{"taxonomy":"solution_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solution_cat?post=5960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}