Seam Tape
From Open Source Ecology
Usage
- Seed Eco-Home 2 - we used white butyl tape and then black tape. Is the black tape also butyl or is it asphalt tape? [1]. The black variety appears to be asphalt tape. [2]
For a 32' x 16 house with 4'x8' Sheathing
- 2.5 sheets high
- Perimeter of 100' - 26 seams x20' = 520 feet of vertical seam, 200' of horizontal seam for 720' of total seam
- Add interior of another 720' = 1440' of seam
- For roof - 700 ft
- 2140 ft of seam
About
- Taping seams is always a good idea - [3]. Some tapes listed. First one is 50 cents/foot.
- Acrylic or butyl (rubber) adhesive does not end up drying or cracking. Acrylic has peak performance, then butyl [4]. Asphalt is for poor people.
- $12, 167' [5]
- $11, 164' [6]
- $12.50, Kimberly Clark [7]
- 3M™ Grid Air Sealing Tape 8068-NL, 4 in x 75 ft, 8 rolls per case - [8]
By Lifetime
Acrylic
- 7 cent - for 2" wide 6.8 mil aluminized scrim. 4+ lb/in adhesion. Duct sealing standard. Higher adhesion than 3M tape. [9]
- Red tape at Menards is also acrylic, but 2.7 mil thick. The choice above seems better based on thickness.
- 3M 8067 -LEED standard, 10 mil, 25 cent - 4x as expensive for 1.4x the performance of the above [10]
- Polyken - 20 cents, 3", 6 mil [11]
- 4 cent 5 mil greenhouse tape but 50F application (solvent free, water based acrylic) [12]. This is 5 mil thick, whereas packing tape is 3 mil and economy packing tape is 1.6 mil [13]. The greenhouse tape has 1/2 the adhesion strength, but how is its conformity to OSB siding? Aluminized scrim had a hard time conforming to irregularity.
- Packing tape is 1.2 cents - cheap - 2.6 mil and 31 lb per inch longitudinal strength. [14]. But appears to work starting at 14F, whereas greenhouse tape is -40F. [15] on amazon is 1.3 cents.
- 10 cent 5.5 mil but 50F application temp? [16]
- Aluminum 10 cents per 2" 3.6 mil [17]
- Air Sealing Tape 8068. 10 mil - 25 cents - [18]
- Acrylic box sealing tape 2" x 900' for $30. 3 mil. [19]
- Gorilla repair 30c [20]
- Red tape menards - 7 cents but only 2.7 mil thick [21]
- 13 cent 5.5 mil [22]
- 12 cent 7 mil UV stab [23]
"Permanent"
- Permanent gorilla tape all weather - butyl adhesive [24]
10 Year
15 Year
- Mentions 15 year in one part, 10 year in another, 6" butyl [26]
- Rubberized asphalt, self-sealing, 9", $37 [27]
Pipe Protection
- 10 mil (20 mil also exists) [28]. What adhesive does Pasco tape use?
Window Tape
- 3.75" - Rollzip - adhesive? 90' for $22 [29]
- 9" fortiflash, 75' - $48 [30]
Foam Joint Tape
Aluminum
Butyl
- Butyl rubber, $24 for 75' 4" wide. Applicable to 30F. [33]
- Deck butyl tape - $30 for 100' - [34]
- 6" butyl Typar 30F [35]
- Gorilla 6 pack 450' 40F application butyl adhesive [36]
Duct Tape
- T-rex vs gorilla vs duck - duck wins car pull. T-rex wins overall. [42]
Specialty
- Acrylic adhesive tape $35 for 100' [43]
For Poly
- Double-sided for poly $1.6/ft - [44]
- Butyl tape for seaming EPDM - [45]