Stego tape?
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Anyone have any experience with Stego tape, for joining pieces of their wrap, for sub slab applications? If the goal is to stop air / radon infiltration for as long as possible, is there any advantage to using Siga or similar tape?
Essentially my goal is to do as much as I can to get this step right the first go, as it’s highly unlikely that I’ll be removing finished concrete to redo anything. Perhaps I’m overthinking things, but I’m picturing an errant footstep breaking the tape free when the concrete is being poured.
Thanks!
Ben
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I got their white tape that is part of the system for closing crawlspaces. I am not impressed with the tape, it doesn't stick as well as I thought it should. Maybe the red tape they sell for under slab is better?
We used stego poly and the tape under our slab and ran it up the walls about a foot. Still in the building process 12 months later (way behind on schedule) and it is still holding great to the concrete walls and the poly.
If it's not too late, you may consider something like a seam tape to join the two layers (double sided) combined with another layer of tape on top, spanning the seam. That's about as much as you can do to endure a good bond.
If your base is solid, foot steps shouldn't be stretching the tape all that much.
Thank you all. I’ll avoid the white tape. Glad to hear the red tape holds up, though I feel bad for the unintentional durability testing. Will consider seam tape.
Very appreciative,
Ben