Installation of Grip Strip Trapezoidal Backer Rod
Installation of Grip Strip Trapezoidal Backer Rod
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Grip Strip Backer Rod

Grip Strip closed-cell foam backer rod's trapezoidal design provides an excellent fit and surface for chink joints. It's unique design provides an excellent fit and surface within the chink joint. This results in a savings in material used.
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Grip Strip is a closed-cell, trapezoid shaped backer rod. Under normal use, it will not cause outgassing. It's unique design provides an excellent fit and surface within the chink joint. This results in a savings in material used.

Grip Strip is generally used on flat Appalachian style logs that are fairly dry wood. Grip Strip is best suited for applications involving dry wood, which is unlikely to undergo a large amount of shrinkage, or shrink at a rapid rate (like logs sometime do on interior surfaces during their first winter of being exposed to warm, dry air from a furnace).

Advantages:

  • It provides a firm chinking or caulking surface.
  • Its shape and texture allow it to be easily installed without using staples, nails or glue.
  • It repels water. (Most open cell products absorb water)
  • It’s compatible with all commonly available synthetic chinking.
  • It helps prevent blistering of chinking surfaces.
  • It provides extra insulation against heat loss.

    • Product Questions

    • Does this have adhesive on any of the surfaces?

      No it does not, the texture and trapezoidal design of Grip Strip allow it to be installed without the use of staples, glue or nails.

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    Grip Strip is a closed-cell, trapezoid shaped backer rod. Under normal use, it will not cause outgassing. It's unique design provides an excellent fit and surface within the chink joint. This results in a savings in material used.

    Grip Strip is generally used on flat Appalachian style logs that are fairly dry wood. Grip Strip is best suited for applications involving dry wood, which is unlikely to undergo a large amount of shrinkage, or shrink at a rapid rate (like logs sometime do on interior surfaces during their first winter of being exposed to warm, dry air from a furnace).

    Advantages:

  • It provides a firm chinking or caulking surface.
  • Its shape and texture allow it to be easily installed without using staples, nails or glue.
  • It repels water. (Most open cell products absorb water)
  • It’s compatible with all commonly available synthetic chinking.
  • It helps prevent blistering of chinking surfaces.
  • It provides extra insulation against heat loss.
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    Product Questions

    • Does this have adhesive on any of the surfaces?

      No it does not, the texture and trapezoidal design of Grip Strip allow it to be installed without the use of staples, glue or nails.