Contega Solido SL-D is an interior airtight tape designed for airtight sealing of window and door frames. It is meant to be stuck to the window or door frame before it is installed into the building. Contega Solido SL-D can be plastered over. When pre-applied to the frame, the tape will be stuck to the side of the frame (not the front) where it can’t be seen. This makes installation easier due to not needing to seal into a corner. Provided it is pre-applied as intended, the tape is never visible after the window or door is installed.
Contega Solido SL–D will stick to stable concrete, plaster, masonry, blockwork, bricks , timber, PVC or aluminium. Use it where the window and door sealing tape will be plastered over and when you will apply the tape to the windows and doors before they are fitted into the building (pre-installation).
Contega Solido SL-D is specifically designed for the airtight sealing of windows and doors. It will seal the gap between the window or door frame and the wall to ensure there will be no air leakage. Contega Solido SL–D has a fleecy top layer which is an excellent key for plaster to be applied over the top. The plaster applied to the interior side of the wall (covering the tape) completes the airtight seal for the window or door.
Pre-installing Contega Solido SL-D to the windows before they are installed makes the sealing of windows and doors neater and easier. With the other version of this tape - Contega Solido SL, the seal is made after the window or door is installed so up to 20mm of the tape will be stuck to the front surface of the frame. With Contega Solido SL-D and pre-installation, the installer has no tricky sealing into and around corners and the final finish/plaster on the wall can be any thickness because no tape needs to be hidden on the frame.
Contega Solido SL-D sealing tape is a perfect alternative to the common use of expanding foam around windows and doors. Foam, is a gap filler and not permanently airtight and may degrade after a period of time; Contega Solido SL-D is fully airtight and permanent.
Window and door openings are one of the main culprits for air leakage; the correct sealing of these openings will ensure your overall airtightness of the building will not be compromised.
