Recently adhesives sealants industry magazine allowed us to dive deeper into construction tape trends.
Butyl tape vinyl siding.
High solvent sealants can be a problem with either type of flashing tape see grace tech letter 7.
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We frequently hear from industry professionals about the number of product options for metal roof and wall accessories including metal roof sealant caulking and butyl tape there are tons of metal roof sealant manufacturers to choose from and it can be difficult to know what you need especially because sealants are available for nearly all parts of a construction project drywall tiles.
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Specifically rubber butyl and acrylic adhesive tapes.
Butyl based flashing tapes can also be used in contact with soft vinyl such as vinyl siding and is compatible with most sealants except for some with high solvent content.
It can also be bent to create a pan flashing at window sills without any cutting and folding at the corners.
Construction flashing and tapes are transitioning from optional building materials to required products.
What this truly means is.
Moldable flashing butyl based a unique butyl based flashing tape from dupont called tyvek flexwrap has a wrinkled facing that allows it to be molded easily to irregular shapes such as the head flashing of round top windows.
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