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Where to get good tape for taping air barriers?

Frank Suerich-Gulick Published: Sept. 12, 2020, 7:25 p.m.Last updated: Sept. 17, 2020, 9:43 a.m.

You recommend using "brands of tape that are more suitable for extreme temperature changes. Siga,Delta Multi-Band and Air Stop are three examples of tapes with much better adhesion." I'm in Montreal and i was trying to find one of these brands of tape in local hardware stores but I can't find it. Do you know of a source where I can get one of these or another brand and type of tape you would recommond for taping Tyvek Home wrap? It's for insulating a cabin in the upper Laurentians, so there will extreme temperature changes. Thanks! Frank

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