Was dead set against seam tape for years, now I use it on every job

I always thought seam tape was a gimmick and just used glue like I learned back in 98. Then a customer in Austin complained about a seam opening up 3 months after I did their living room. I went back, ripped it out, and used a good seam tape this time. It's been 8 months and that seam is still flat and tight. Who else was late to the tape game and what brand do you swear by now?

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jennifer96512d ago

Gotta say I still dont trust tape at all. glue has worked for me since I started and I never had issues unless I rushed the job or used cheap glue. tape just feels like one more thing that can fail if the adhesive gets old or the temp isnt perfect when you put it down. Ive seen too many jobs where tape let go because the floor moved a bit or the humidity changed. if your glue seam opened up that fast you probably didnt press it down right or the subfloor was dirty. tape is a bandaid not a fix.

clairem4712d ago

Ngl @jennifer965 you're describing something I see everywhere - people sticking with what they know even when the world moves on. Tape failing because of temp or humidity is basically just like trusting an old flip phone to run new apps. Sure glue works if you do it perfect every time, but why not use a system that forgives mistakes more? Reminds me of how some folks still refuse to buy groceries online because they had one bad delivery two years ago. Tools change, methods improve, and glue seams opening up isn't always user error sometimes the material just shifts in ways a rigid bond can't handle.