BMoxies 2nd Ever Photo Week – Day 4 (Well, If You Can’t Duct It . . .) :: Foil Tape the Better Duct Tape
Annnnddd the Balance of That Title Has Been Removed for Length Reasons Only
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AKA: Well, Evyn, If You Can’t Duct It . . . Ummm . . . Well . . . Forget About It or . . . It’s Always Good To Work with the Best Products, But It’s Even Better to Have This Extra Set of Hands
Location: Laundry Room (Baltimore, MD – Lauraville)
In This Photo:
Then 6-year-old Evyn Bartkowiak standing in our nearly completed laundry room. (I wrote about my daughters, here.) This was our current house’s original kitchen. She is holding a roll of 3″ Nashua foil tape. Her shirt, while turned away, reads: “Daddy’s (Little) Rock Star”. For additional information on this project >> Laundry Room Powder Room Office Remodel.
Additional Information:
I can think of few building products that totally dominate a niche like Nashua Foil Tape. Simpson Strong Tie, Magna Latch, ZipWall . . . perhaps, and I am sure there are others. But when it comes to sealing dryer duct and/or other rigid duct seams, not much rivals this tape or its type. And I would certainly never think to use what we commonly know as “Duct Tape.”
This photo was taken almost two years ago exactly, and came out of the set for this post >> Side Venting a Dryer.
Evyn has been known to hang for brief clips when I am doing work around the house. But truth — she is usually only good for max about 15 minutes. In the end, it is usually a nice little distraction. My hope is she learns a little something . . . if nothing else — a little something about her dad. Here, I asked her to hand me the “foil tape” sitting on the counter next to her. She was happy to oblige.
Additional Links:
About Duct Tape and yes, worth an article in itself & A little on installing that sink, faucet and counter behind her > Installing a Self Rimming Sink in a PostForm Laminate CounterTop.
Plenty of Options to Choose from for your sealing needs … Nashua Foil Tape on Amazon: Nashua Foil Tape.
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Thanks and comments welcome. This post today, well, because . . . Evyn is eight. Happy Birthday Big E. ~jb
How cute is that!
I was going for cute and, well, trying to make the point that not all duct tape is created the same as well as it is fun to work with your kids…sometimes. Thanks for stopping by Bridge.
Very cute! You never know…she may eventually go into design, or architecture, or home building, or remodeling, as a result of all this positive exposure to these things at a young age.
Also enjoyed the links to earlier articles, as most of them pre-date my association with Building Moxie. So it’s nice to have a means of traveling back in time and seeing your earlier projects, etc.
Have a great one, my friend!
well thanks for clicking ’em … most don’t. you know it is a little sad to me that I barely recorded anything about any of my more formidable projects… i mean — I don’t think I really took a single project photo between 1999-2009 . . . I mean — I never really thunk that I would be blogging and/or there’d be anything like facebook that I’d WANT to post stuff too.
And you know … I credit at least part of my interest in the house and working on things to my grandfather. And I don’t think that Evyn is really gonna have a choice. :~) thanks John.
I love Evyn and want to whisk her away to Princess Land. Sadly, I don’t live there so it wouldn’t work! But she has the most adorable face. And I am curious – do you think that foil tape would work on an inflatable raft? We tried duct tape in desperation during a lake trip last week, and it didn’t work at all!
You *don’t* live in Princess Land?? That’s not what you told me. You even told me how, if I ever came to visit you in Princess Land, I’d have to feed you strawberries and champagne, and wave a big papyrus fan to keep you optimally cool. And cook you fancy dinners, and serve you breakfast in bed. And here I was taking cooking and royal etiquette lessons. Now, I’m very confused! :-P
hahahahahaa. That’s not Princess Land; that is reality. Stay in class. And I’m not much for champagne. Can you work on your fruit smoothie blending skills please? And since I’m technically one of four princesses (with former roomies), I can understand your confusion. Now get back to those lessons!
You mean there’s FOUR princesses?! That sounds like way more than poor old John can handle. I am re-thinking my strategy now….(Ten guys and a fishing boat off Alaska, and three months in the open ocean? Hey, what could be better than that?!?!)
Hurl.
Is there room for an 11th?
I have no idea what you two are talking about … but it sure makes for fun banter. Now, you two. fact — Evyn is a princess! And let’s leave the opinions and other royal proclamations (or nots) out of this… don’t think foil tape will work in a wet situation. do think traditional duct tape is overrated (whoops opinion) and also do think something more in line with a tire patch would work. Though outside the scope of this blog. . . I wouldn’t be surprised if they make a repair kit for your specific issue.
btw thanks Auntie A — I think E. Aleksandra enjoyed her day.