Installing the Foundation Pins™ may seem like it is too hard or unnecessary, but I assure you it is needed in order for your investment to last the many years you are expecting it to. Caulks, adhesives and just plain goop will not hold anyones liner to the wall for long without a mechanical fastener. If it could be done without any permanent fasteners, then all of the professional installation crews out there would be doing it with0ut them, but they are not.
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Like any tape you want to make sure the surface is clean. A small hand broom works well and will get the job done. A steel wire brush is too coarse and will cause unneeded surface dust. The only time this tape won’t work is when the foundation block is either damp or dirty. If it is to damp to stick you can use a polyurethane caulk to seal the DrySpace™ to the foundation after the foundation pins are installed.
Read more →This product comes in two sizes; 5′ x 50 (Felt 550™) & 5′ x 100 (Felt 5100™) A question we regularly get about this product; Is this product the same thing as the roofing felt at Home Depot? No, it is nothing like the roofing felt at Home Depot. Felt 550™ & Felt 5100™ were designed to protect the DrySpace™ vapor barrier from punctures due to sharp rocks, concrete and metal in the crawl space. We highly recommend removing these items before encapsulating your crawl space, but that may not always be possible. Here’s an example- Let’s say someone in the past tried to fix a standing water problem in the crawl space. And, instead of doing it right they went to the local gravel pit and bought 10 yards of stone to put in the crawl space. The cheapest stone that day was crushed rock, which has very sharp edges. So with good intentions and terrible problem solving skills the crushed rock found its way into the crawl space (for the record that will not fix a standing water problem). So now the owner of the crawl space learns about DrySpace™ and wants to fix it for good. Instead
Read more →The Foundation Pins™ are used to permanently secure the DrySpace™ vapor barrier to the foundation wall. These pins are inserted into a 1/4″ hole drilled by a hammer drill. They are to be installed every two foot and are made of heavy gauge white plastic. These pins come in packs of 100 pieces and are required for a lasting bond to the foundation wall. The heads of our pins will not break off nor will the pin come out of the hole as with other pins on the market. **Remember to figure enough pins for 1 every 2′ and 2 in each corner, one for each wall about 2″ out of the corner. It is not necessary to install Foundation Pins in concrete supports (piers).
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Foundation Seal Tape (FST) is used to seal the DrySpace™ vapor barrier to the foundation wall. When installed to a dry, clean (the concrete must be brushed off to remove loose debris) foundation wall the bond is good enough to hold the DrySpace™ to the wall temporarily (several hours/days) until the Foundation Pins are installed. If the foundation wall is wet in the area it will be installed and it will not bond then a polyurethane caulk must be used. This tape is 1.5″ x 108′ and has a reinforcement inside the tape to eliminate stretching like bubble gum. This is important because without the reinforcement this tape is impossible to apply in a crawl space. Most all other tapes on the market, similar to this one, do not have the reinforcement. * Product Update- As of March 21, 2012 we have made several performance improvements to our Foundation Seal Tape™. First- We improved the formula in making our FST™, it now has 10x’s the bonding power of our original FST™. Our original formula did a great job, but our new formula shows our continued efforts in research and our commitment to lead this industry by developing the most advanced products available. Second- We improved the FST™ to adhere better
Read more →This tape is used to seal the seams of the DrySpace™ vapor barrier. It comes in rolls 4″ x 187′ (compare to rolls at only 108′) and is white to match the DrySpace™ barrier. This product, when installed correctly, will give you a waterproof seal at the seams. In very wet conditions it is recommended to use the Foundation Seal Tape™ under the seam to give an extra layer of protection. This tape is the perfect thickness for this application allowing proper flexibility without sacrificing strength. The WST uses a pressure sensitive adhesive that achieves 100% strength in 15 minutes at 70 degrees F. “Cheaper” tapes are known to release when they come in contact with moisture leaving your crawl space exposed. Because other tapes are white does not make them the same. *This product is Field Tested and the only tape we warranty on our installs. If you save $5 on a roll of tape and it fails, did you save $5?
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