The gaps are caulked; this caulking normally needs to be renewed annually. By January 1814, the frigate was completely planked and by February, had been caulked. A leak had to be caulked with tar. During that time, vessel was unloaded, pulled ashore, and thoroughly caulked. Additionally, "Neva"s upper deck was caulked, and rotten boards on the tank were replaced. The timber floor of the first floor is still caulked with oakham and bitumen. We caulked my house and flooded the parlor with cement. She was built of green timber, caulked with cotton and leaked like a sieve. By mid-September, the hull was caulked. This was also the highest deck that was caulked and waterproof. Cast iron sewerage pipe were formerly caulked in a similar way. The glass is not cast into the concrete but caulked into the frame. Handles are mostly long and may be caulked or round.