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Best roller for installing self-adhered housewrap?

Tara Murray| Posted inGeneral Questionson

I’m looking for contractors’ preferred methods for installing self-adhered housewrap like Blueskin VP100/160. Most of these types of wraps have pressure-sensitive adhesives and a standard j-roller seems too small for applying pressure evenly over a wider surface than typical window flashing.
Does anyone have any preferred tools or methods other than using a standard j-roller?
Thanks!

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  2. Tara Murray||#2

    Thanks, Michael!

  3. Chris Charron||#3

    We used a wider, 3 roller j roller thinking it would apply pressure over a wider area.

    We ended up using one side or the other to apply more force, a smaller J roller probably would have been more useful.

    The Solitex Tape and Underlayment we used for the roof came with small squeegees, which seem to work pretty well.

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    Brian Pontolilo||#4

    Hi Tara.

    I've rolled plenty of flashing tape, but never a fully adhered WRB. That's a lot of surface area. It seems like it would be nice to have something pretty wide to get the work done efficiently and a smaller J-roller for certain areas, like when you lap the WRB into a rough opening.

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