X Fasten Fiberglass Waterproofing Anti-Fracture Membrane Fabric Tape, 6-Inch x 75-Foot, Water Barrier Mesh Tape for Shower Walls and Tiles

The items' For a RedGard shower and shower pan I'm building, I wanted to get the Custom Building Products' 6" fiberglass mesh, but the you-know-what got in the way. know- I'd have to find a local Custom Building Products distributor and wait if the orange Big Box store didn't have it in stock. It's Sunday, and I'm looking for a supported replacement for RegGard's proprietary fabric. I'd like to get started right away. br>br>I ordered the Laticrete waterproof membrane reinforcement fabric from Amazon, but I'm not sure if it'll work with RedGard (i. e. The product range of Custom Building Products). I didn't want to run out of reinforcement tape, so I went to get a second roll of Laticrete, only to discover that xFasten was half the price! So I went out and bought a roll, decided to compare them, and am going to tell you what I discovered. br>br>Custom Building Products' anti-microbial products Fracture tape is alkali resistant fiberglass, according to the manufacturer. For use with RedGard waterproofing membrane over changes of plane, Custom Building Products recommends alkali resistant fiberglass. Unfortunately, the Laticrete product does not contain fiberglass, or at least does not state that it does. xFasten, on the other hand, is an alkali-resistant fiberglass. br>br>I directly compared xFasten to Laticrete fabric and found them to be similar. Both have high sheer resistance, but xFasten appears to be the more powerful of the two. xFasten is a softer, more pliable alternative to traditional fasteners. The Laticrete fabric is a little more structured/rigid, but it's still soft and fiberous, and it's a breeze to work with. The Laticrete fabric is better at holding creases and folds, while the xFasten fabric is easier to "re-fold. " On the fly, "calibrate" br>br>In my opinion, all three manf's 6" waterproof membrane reinforcement tape will suffice for the job (i. e. liquid re-enforcement I used xFasten instead of the Laticrete fabric because I needed to get my shower pan inspected by the city, and I wanted to be sure I could tell the inspector if they asked that I met the RedGard criteria (fiberglass, alkali resistance), so I went with xFasten instead of the Laticrete fabric. If it had been Monday, I would have simply called Custom Building Products' support line and asked if the Laticrete fabric (or xFasten) is RedGard compatible.

Amy Watts

| May 30, 2021

What can I say, it was exactly what I was looking for. It worked, and it didn't cost a fortune. If I may make a suggestion, if you have never used this, I have some advice: I had never used it paint on membrane because I couldn't find it in the stores where I shop. But, regardless of how difficult it is to get the exact measurement of the seem tape, I decided to begin. My advice is to not overlap tape. As an illustration: Start your tape at the edge of the corner tape and make your run after you've finished your corners and have a horizontal but joint. The reason for this is that you must first paint the membrane on the joint, then apply tape, and finally paint the membrane on top of the tape. If your tape overlaps, you'll have a significant bulge that will prevent you from completing a professional tile job. Take note of what I've done wrong. I got lucky because the tile the customer chose was such an oddball and came in a variety of thicknesses, and they wanted that look where you couldn't tell the tile covering the bulges was sticking out a little.

Gloria Fields

| Oct 03, 2021

We had to redo the shower because the home builder (or rather, the tile people who installed it) did it incorrectly and there were leaks. I looked up how to complete the project on YouTube, which has a wealth of useful information. I saw a video of someone using a product similar to this with a waterproofing compound, so I bought it and tried it out with AquaDefense. I started by putting up the concrete panels, then used mesh tape and thinset to adhere everything together. After it was dry, I applied a layer of AquaDefense and then covered it with this material while it was still wet. To make the installation go faster, I precut the pieces and had all of the fold and bend cuts ready to go. I recoated the top after installing this product to allow the waterproofing to soak in. I applied a second coat after allowing it to dry, and it worked beautifully. Those one-star reviews claiming that this isn't waterproof, well, duh. It makes no pretense of being one. This should be used in conjunction with a waterproofing compound such as RedGuard, AquaDefense, or another similar product. It was neither too thin nor too thick for me. It worked perfectly for the task at hand.

Dakota Cannon

| Jun 20, 2021

I was skeptical at first, but after using it on a custom shower installation, I was pleasantly surprised. Apply a thick layer of liquid membrane to the wall along the seam you're sealing, then press the tape into it with your fingers and a putty knife. Once you've smoothed out any wrinkles, apply another thick layer of liquid membrane on top and smooth everything out. Apply a second layer of liquid membrane after it has dried. It adds a lot of strength and appears to be effective at waterproofing joints and other seams.

Sawyer Chavez

| Feb 09, 2021