I use XK 50 for virtually everything. Never really had any problems using it.
I usually make seams on a board, so the seams are always flat.
I made a comment here or on another webside....... can't recall the name at the moment, about using XK 50 and was surprised at the comments. Why use such a heavy tape? .............well, it works.
That said, some of Orcons tape usage descriptions are so too vague or my taste.
I want the best tape. I also want the best tape for any particular carpet installation. If XK 50 is overkill for a patterned cut and loop carpet in a residence, then what's more appropriate?
Carpet I am currently working with is more cut than loop, and has a 2 1/4 inch repeat, alternating brick looking pattern. It's also a softback. There's a nice purple rubber pad under it.
I have a part roll of Orcon K20. Is that a better choice than XK 50 for this type of installation?
I'm just so used to XK 50, that other tapes feel inferior. My concern is tape profiling because this carpet needs seams in places where I don't want them. (no choice tho, more carpet should have been ordered)
There's two head seams, 3 feet apart in a hallway. There's a light source at the end of the hallway coming from a bedroom. I will do one of these seams supported underneath with a board before I fold it down the hallway.
How come Orcons tape descriptions seem so similar. Why doesn't one of their tapes say something like, "Best and strongest tape for low profile and commercial carpets" I feel the wider tape like XK 50 helps to keep the seams from peaking. The K20 is narrower.
I'm curious which Orcon tape you use for a carpet like this. It has to be Orcon, because that's all anyone stocks round these here parts.
I usually make seams on a board, so the seams are always flat.
I made a comment here or on another webside....... can't recall the name at the moment, about using XK 50 and was surprised at the comments. Why use such a heavy tape? .............well, it works.
That said, some of Orcons tape usage descriptions are so too vague or my taste.
I want the best tape. I also want the best tape for any particular carpet installation. If XK 50 is overkill for a patterned cut and loop carpet in a residence, then what's more appropriate?
Carpet I am currently working with is more cut than loop, and has a 2 1/4 inch repeat, alternating brick looking pattern. It's also a softback. There's a nice purple rubber pad under it.
I have a part roll of Orcon K20. Is that a better choice than XK 50 for this type of installation?
I'm just so used to XK 50, that other tapes feel inferior. My concern is tape profiling because this carpet needs seams in places where I don't want them. (no choice tho, more carpet should have been ordered)
There's two head seams, 3 feet apart in a hallway. There's a light source at the end of the hallway coming from a bedroom. I will do one of these seams supported underneath with a board before I fold it down the hallway.
How come Orcons tape descriptions seem so similar. Why doesn't one of their tapes say something like, "Best and strongest tape for low profile and commercial carpets" I feel the wider tape like XK 50 helps to keep the seams from peaking. The K20 is narrower.
I'm curious which Orcon tape you use for a carpet like this. It has to be Orcon, because that's all anyone stocks round these here parts.
