What does air sealing do?

Air sealing eliminates the potential for air or vapor to pass through a building's envelope. This helps to eliminate drafts, cracks, and other air or vapor related issues crucial to energy-efficient and healthy building.

Is interior air sealing tape strong?

Interior air sealing tape is manufactured to be tough, reliable, and durable for adhesion and lifespan. This type of tape is also somewhat elastic ensure the air seal remains intact despite substrate or structural movement over time.

How much is a roll of interior air sealing tape?

Air sealing tapes cost between $12 and $75 per roll depending on several factors, including width, length, adhesion technology, durability, and performance.

What will interior air sealing tape stick to?

Interior Air Sealing Tape is manufactured with adhesives that bond to building materials such as pipes, windows, doors, and drywall. The adhesive can be reliably used for: Wood Wood-based products Gypsum Fibreboards Plasterboards Cement fibreboards Metals Hard plastics Electric cables

Why do air leaks in a home matter?

Air leaks can produce drafts, cold spots, and in some cases, moisture leading to mold. Air leakage is one of the largest home heat loss drivers and can result in a 30-70% increase in energy waste for home heating and cooling.

Does air sealing increase home comfort?

Air-sealed homes encounter lower heat loss allowing heating and cooling systems to operate more efficiently. Air sealing reduces drafts, and occupants are exposed to less pollen, dust, and other common air pollutants when mechanically ventilated.

Does air sealing help manage moisture?

Air sealing helps manage the amount of moisture entering a home by limiting or eliminating air leakage, reducing the effects on occupants' health and the building's resilience.

Is an airtight home always good?

Indoor air can contain pollutants stemming from mold, off-gassing, and carbon monoxide, which can be two to five times higher than the air outdoors. Pairing an airtight home with proper mechanical ventilation is essential in ensuring a high-performance home is also safe for its occupants.

Can a house be sealed too tightly?

With proper mechanical ventilation, a house cannot be sealed too tightly. Airtight building envelopes allow occupants to effectively manage their heating and cooling efficiency, reduce noise, and increase indoor air quality.

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Interior Air Sealing Tape is an adhesive tape used to prevent air and moisture flow between internal building envelope materials such as drywall, pipes, windows, and doors. This type of adhesive tape is an essential component for a building to achieve energy performance levels dictated by building codes and an airtight building envelope required by high-performance energy efficiency standards.

That's one mile of exterior joints that can leak air, increasing heating and cooling energy bills while allowing moisture, cold drafts, and unwanted noise to enter a house.

Air sealing tapes are one of the most cost-effective, high return-on-investment products to achieve a "tight" building envelope. Through the sealing of drywall joints, windows, and doors, to name a few areas, builders can prevent common air leak issues that contribute to increased heating and cooling costs, moisture, drafts, and even unwanted noise.

Interior Air Sealing Tapes are readily available by application and are made to withstand harsh temperatures. Still, it's essential to ensure the tape you purchase was manufactured for its intended application; this includes its ability to bond and the substrate or building material. In some situations, a tape primer may be required to form a stronger bond.

Interior air sealing tape is made to be extremely durable and resilient. Most high performance tapes are manufactured to last for 100 years, or for the lifetime of the structure.

Airtight homes coupled with mechanical ventilation, like a Passive House, are 90% more energy efficient than a built to code home.