Border Tape for Bathroom

All communications are summed up, the finish is complete, the laborious and responsible process of installing the bathroom and other sanitary ware is also over, but there is one more important point of work that can not be neglected - the sealing of joints. Even the most expensive equipment has the smallest irregularities that will not allow it to ideally adjoin it to the wall. A durable and reliable curb band for the bathroom will not only eliminate this defect, but also help decorate the docking site.

Advantages of self-adhesive border ribbon for bathroom

1. This insulation method is inexpensive and extremely simple in execution. The installation of the strip is so simple that it will be produced without difficulty by even an unprepared person.
2. The curb tape is made of very plastic materials, so it fits well between the bathroom and the wall, despite possible surface irregularities.
3. This material is well tolerated by various mechanical loads and temperature differences.
4. The length of the roll is usually 320-350 mm. This size is enough to close the three sides of the bathroom and the end areas. The width of the material ranges from 20 mm to 60 mm.
5. Standard products have a simple appearance, but you can, if necessary, find quite original and beautiful samples of insulation material. For example, there is a border ribbon for the bathroom pink, black, green, blue, with decorative embossing and figured trim.

How correctly to paste a curbstrap tape on a bath?

1. At the preliminary stage, it is necessary to securely seal the joints with a sealant or good tile adhesive. If they are not filled, mold can accumulate in this place. In addition, large voids are a source of another danger, here the border is most easily damaged by simply pressing your fingers while bathing.
2. For the strip to stick securely, it is required to degrease the bath and the wall, remove the dust, and dry the joint well. You can use a household or building hair dryer.
3. In some cases, the border band for the bathroom does not have an adhesive layer. A separate glue solution must be supplied to this insulating material, which should be applied to the primed surface.
4. First you need to lay the tape on the longest section. We measure it without tension and cut it off neatly, we try to get an even cut line.
5. Bend the tape with a corner so that the adhesive layer is outside.
6. We remove a small part of the protective film (about 5 mm) and apply a curb strip for the bathroom to our place of junction. Begin with a corner, gradually unfolding the roll and fingers pressing the insulating strip to the surface being treated. The force of pressing depends on the quality of the installation.
7. To remove a protective film from all tape at once it is not necessary, to tear off accidentally glued together parts it will be heavy.
8. In the corner, the pasting is done overlapping. Then, with a knife, we cut the material at this angle at a 45 ° angle, touching both strips.
9. During the day, you can not wet the curb strip for the bathroom or expose it to other effects. At this work on the sealing joints are over.