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Stickiness Explained! Making Building Tapes and Membranes Stay Put
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When you use tape to seal a seam or flash a sill, you need peel-and-stick performance—not “stick-and-peel.”
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Our Real-World Flashing Tape Tests Find a Clear Winner
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We took the best PSA tapes from our last round of testing and worked them over on rough OSB and window flanges. One tape worked no matter what.
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4 Insider Tips for Choosing Flashing Tapes, from a Real-Life Engineer
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A research engineer at Pella Windows finally offers some adult supervision for our benchtop tape tests.
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Testing Pressure-Sensitive Tapes: Rounds Two and Three
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Tension and pressure, tears and creeps. The Wingnut Test Facility (WTF) gets dope-slapped in our latest round of experiments.
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Sustainable Sealants: The Challenges of Predicting Service Life
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Caulk joint sealants can be a major deciding factor in how long your building envelope lasts. Is there a better way to predict how long the sealants last?
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Shocking Truth About Tapes Emerges from Wingnut Test Facility!
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Think you understand pressure-sensitive adhesives? Think. Again. (EDITOR’S NOTE: Do not try this at home.)
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Adhesives and Sealants: Performance First, but Materials Matter
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Exterior adhesives and sealants are formulated for performance, but some contain chemicals that pose risks to unprotected workers or the environment.
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Sealing Without Stickum: Gaskets Make a Place for Themselves
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Compressible gaskets keep air and water barriers continuous without liquid sealants or adhesive tapes. But they don’t all last equally well.
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How to Choose a Sealant That Works
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Any sealant can perform well in the right application, but knowing which to pick for your job is another thing. Our guide to sealants and how to use them.
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Breaking the Bonds of Bad Sealant Jobs
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Seals at window openings and other penetrations need to be done right the first time. Are your seals failing because of the most common application error—forgetting the bond break?
