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This article discusses the use of acoustical sealants for sealing lap joints between polyethylene vapor barriers & sources of acoustical sealants.

Use of Acoustical Sealant for Sealing Vapor Barriers on Interior Walls

Sketch at page top and accompanying text are reprinted/adapted/excerpted with permission from Solar Age Magazine - editor Steven Bliss.

Readers who need to know more about the use of acoustical sealants for sound control in buildings or who need to know where to purchase acoustical sealants should see Acoustical Sealant for Sound Control. Readers who need to know more about placement and sealing of vapor barriers should see VAPOR BARRIERS & HOUSEWRAP and VAPOR BARRIERS & CONDENSATION in buildings and VAPOR BARRIERS & AIR SEALING at BAND JOISTS. Contact us to suggest text changes and additions and, if you wish, to receive online listing and credit for that contribution.

The following question-and-answer article about the indoor use of acoustical sealants or tape products to seal vapor barriers, quotes-from, updates, and comments an original article from Solar Age Magazine and written by Steven Bliss.

Question: where do I buy acoustical sealants for use on poly vapor barrier lap joints?

The use of acoustical sealant for sealing lap joints between sheets of polyethylene vapor barriers was mentioned in Solar Age Magazine articles (November & December 1982). Do you have any information as to acoustical sealant brand names, suppliers of acoustical sealants, or other products suitable for sealing poly vapor barrier lap joints?

Answer:

The acoustical sealant mentioned in those magazine articles is a non-skinning, non-curing sealant developed for sound control in drywall construction and in wall perforations (wall penetrations such as around electrical boxes). One such acoustical sealant is available in one-quart cartridges from Tremco.

A variety of tapes useful in sealing polyethylene vapor barrier lap joints are available from Ideal Tape, Inc. Their products include a clear polyethylene tape (#415) suitable for all-weather use, and a 2-mil aluminum tape (#488,487) for use with foil surfaces such as foil-faced solid foam insulating board.

And almost certainly, poly vapor barrier sealing tapes using foil, poly, or other materials are available from 3-M Corporation.

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Solar Age Magazine was the official publication of the American Solar Energy Society. The contemporary solar energy magazine associated with the Society is Solar Today. "Established in 1954, the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nation's leading association of solar professionals & advocates. Our mission is to inspire an era of energy innovation and speed the transition to a sustainable energy economy. We advance education, research and policy. Leading for more than 50 years. ASES leads national efforts to increase the use of solar energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable technologies in the U.S. We publish the award-winning SOLAR TODAY magazine, organize and present the ASES National Solar Conference and lead the ASES National Solar Tour – the largest grassroots solar event in the world."
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Steven Bliss served as editorial director and co-publisher of The Journal of Light Construction for 16 years and previously as building technology editor for Progressive Builder and Solar Age magazines. He worked in the building trades as a carpenter and design/build contractor for more than ten years and holds a masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Excerpts from his recent book, Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction, Wiley (November 18, 2005) ISBN-10: 0471648361, ISBN-13: 978-0471648369, appear throughout this website, with permission and courtesy of Wiley & Sons. Best Practices Guide is available from the publisher, J. Wiley & Sons, and also at Amazon.com
Tremco, Tremco Global Sealants Division, 10701 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland OH 44104 - see www.tremcosealants.com/
Ideal Tape, Inc., 1400 Middlesex St., Lowell MA 01853 - see www.abitape.com/tape/iframe_ideal.htm Tel: 1-800-284-3325
3-M Corporation, tape products, see solutions.3m.com/

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