Tape for sealing vapor barrier!

[Snailman]

Thanks, these seem to ship to Sweden

http://www.befestigungsfuchs.de/cms/index.php?id=461

 

[RickeP]

Tacoflex or Tacopro?

Tacolex: http://www.befestigungsfuchs.de/sho...erre-klebeband-50-mm-25-m-p-6657.html?y=0&x=0

Tacopro: http://www.befestigungsfuchs.de/sho...erre-klebeband-50-mm-40-m-p-6656.html?y=0&x=0

 

[RickeP]

To give some feedback.
Bought tacoflex to try. And it works really well. Have compared it with a roll of t-flex. And they seem to be exactly the same.

 

[jaso]

RickeP,

Did you order from befestigungsfuchs.de? How long did the shipping take?

 

[jaso]

How is Byggmax tape for vapor barriers? 70 SEK for 25 meters.

http://www.byggmax.com/se-sv/byggva...tomme/byggplast-tillbehor/21024/byggfolietejp

 

[Amatörbyggaren]

This question about tape becomes very relevant in about a week or so when I put plastic on the ground in the crawl space. I will need to both splice the plastic lengthwise and seal around pillars, pipes, etc. I think I read somewhere that LFS (Ljungby Fukt ......) recommended fabric tape, more durable. But now I'm hesitant, maybe I should buy construction foil tape from Byggmax. What does the forum think?

 

[Glenn K]

Avoid the Byggmax tape, substandard adhesive and clearly inferior adhesion compared to, for example, Tessa, not worth the small savings....

 

[Amatörbyggaren]

Yes, actually, I didn't think much about the price but the difference between gaffer tape and "regular" tape. The price difference is negligible for two rolls of tape. But then Byggmax tape is excluded because of the adhesive. Thank you.

 

[Daniel78]

Avoid Byggmax tape, subpar adhesive and clearly worse adhesion than, for example, Tessa, not worth the small saving....

Byggmax sells two different models, one blue and one transparent, the latter is Tesa.

I have used both, and I think the blue one works much better, much softer and more flexible, and better adhesion than Tesa when I compared them side-by-side.

The most important thing when taping/gluing is that the surfaces are clean and dry, so I wouldn't try to use any type of tape in a crawl space.

 

[Amatörbyggaren]

There were several suggestions here. The recommendation is actually to seal all joints and then tape is the most obvious option. How else should I do it?

 

[RickeP]

RickeP,

Did you order from befestigungsfuchs.de? How long did the shipping take?

Yes, I did, and I will do so again today. It took about a week, Schenker lost the package the first time. But they quickly sent a new one after talking with Schenker, so the customer service seems to work well.

 

[RickeP]

Byggmax sells two different models, a blue one and a transparent one, the latter is Tesa.

I have used both, and I find the blue one works much better, much softer and more flexible, and better adhesion than Tesa when I've compared them side-by-side.

The most important thing when taping/gluing is that the surfaces are clean and dry, so I would not try using any kind of tape in a crawl space.

I think the blue one was completely useless too, the slightest unevenness and it comes off. So buy the more expensive one and you know it sticks, from Germany it's also cheaper!

 

[Mikael_L]

How is Byggmax tape for vapor barriers? 70 SEK for 25 meters.

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I bought a roll (the blue one you linked to). I think it was trash!
Sticks quite poorly. I'm going to try to use it up in places where almost no tape at all can fail.

I previously used up a roll of TESA, after which I discovered T-flex, which is absolutely wonderful. (But expensive)

 

[Mikael_L]

We're keeping the thread alive for 2 more years, and then it'll be a 10-year anniversary.

 

[Amatörbyggaren]

For me, the thread is new and useful. And many different opinions, good with democracy, but a bit confusing. If I am now going to buy tape, where can I buy TESA or T-flex, does Beijer usually have it? Is there anyone who has tested on plastic in crawl space?