Commercial caulking in Davenport: local conditions
Generic advice ignores that the same job is specified differently in different climates and different housing stock. Here is what is measurably true about Davenport.
Why it matters here
How local conditions change this job
Local climate and building stock change how this job is specified. These figures come from the Census Bureau and NOAA climate normals for Davenport.
- With roughly 83.9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, water sitting behind a joint that has let go on one face expands inside the substrate, so failures here tend to take masonry and precast edges with them rather than staying a sealant problem.
- Most joint sealants have a minimum application temperature near 40 degrees, so with January lows around 14.3 degrees, cold-season work needs a low-temperature-rated product and dry, frost-free joints, not just a warm afternoon in the forecast.
- Joints are at their narrowest when the wall is hottest, so sealant tooled on a 85.8 degree day is installed at minimum width and will be stretched hardest in midwinter, which is why movement capability matters more here than tube price.
The figures
Davenport by the numbers
Every figure below is pulled from a public federal dataset. We have not adjusted or estimated any of them.
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median year built | 1966 | American Community Survey 5-year, table B25035 |
| Median home value | $162,900 | American Community Survey 5-year, table B25077 |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | American Community Survey 5-year, table B25003 |
| Annual precipitation | 38.0 in | NOAA 1991–2020 normals, MOLINE QUAD CITY INTL AP (USW00014923) |
| Annual snowfall | 31.6 in | NOAA 1991–2020 normals, MOLINE QUAD CITY INTL AP (USW00014923) |
| Mean January low | 14.3°F | NOAA 1991–2020 normals, MOLINE QUAD CITY INTL AP (USW00014923) |
| Mean July high | 85.8°F | NOAA 1991–2020 normals, MOLINE QUAD CITY INTL AP (USW00014923) |
| Freeze-thaw days/yr | 83.9 | NOAA 1991–2020 normals, MOLINE QUAD CITY INTL AP (USW00014923) |
Census figures are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the Davenport place geography. Climate figures are NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest reporting station. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
Coverage
Areas covered
The company we refer to for commercial caulking works across the Davenport area, including:
- Davenport
- Clinton
- Bettendorf
- Muscatine
- Rock Island
- Moline
- East Moline
- Eldridge
- Camanche
- Buffalo
- Milan
- DeWitt
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