Where the coast gets in
Every house here fights the same three intruders: marine-layer damp that rides in around windows, the afternoon wind that finds every gap, and the fine grit it carries off the fields west of town. The defense is unheroic — sound caulk lines outside, tight weatherstripping at the doors, sweeps that actually meet the threshold — and it is astonishing how many drafty, dusty rooms are cured by an afternoon of it.
The wet-room caulk that quits
Tub and shower joints are the caulk that works hardest and fails first. Once the bead cracks or peels, water slips behind it every shower and mildew moves into the gap where no scrubbing reaches. The fix is a full strip-out — old bead cut away, the joint cleaned and dried honestly, then a fresh mildew-resistant bead tooled smooth. Done properly it looks factory and holds for years; smeared over the old bead it fails by spring.
Doors and windows that seal again
Weatherstripping wears invisibly: the foam compresses, the vinyl fin splits, the door sweep curls, and one day you can see daylight at the latch. Replacing worn runs, adjusting strike plates so doors pull tight, and sealing window perimeters brings back the quiet, keeps conditioned air where you paid for it, and shuts out the dust that used to settle on the sills by Friday.
Small scope, long list
This is classic bundle work: exterior penetrations, the tub joint, three doors, and the winter-facing windows all in one visit, with materials matched to each joint rather than one tube for everything. Bring the whole list — the visit minimum works hardest when it covers the most.