Carpet Seam Tapes
The ORCON® high performance tapes are guaranteed to accommodate even the toughest carpet installation with superior adhesive formulation. All tapes are fiberglass reinforced for added strength and flexibility and backed with silicone treated paper (unless otherwise noted). ORCON® standard tapes come in 22-yard rolls-10 rolls to a case, and 5 rolls to a case in the wide format (unless otherwise noted for some specialty tapes). The ORCON® Tape-in-the-Box™ format comes in rolls of 69.33 yards -one roll per box.
The ORCON®
Tape-in-the-Box™ format
Tape
Product #
K-20
ORT-8331
K-40
ORT-8341
XK-30
ORT-8451
XK-50
ORT-8461
Tapenology behind the ORCON® tape products
The ORCON® seam tape selections utilize three distinct performance technologies as coded below:
CT SERIES
The ORCON® original bonded oriented continuous strand (BOCS) scrim. An exceptionally low profiling tape for a wide range of conventional applications.
CT SERIES
The ORCON® knitted scrim tape. Engineered for ActionBac® and heavier secondary backing systems. Most tapes are at 3¾" paper width, except where noted.
SUPER SERIES
The ORCON® most advanced tape. Engineered with premium adhesives and a combination of BOCS and knitted scrim. Reduces hinging, adds strength, and provides greater adhesive penetration. For woven, axminster and heavier commercial secondary backings.
Carpet Seam Tape Desicion Tree
Because we understand your varying seam tape needs for different types of jobs, as well as carpeting backing picks, we’ve simplified our recommendations on the chart below to help you make the best choice:
CARPET BACKINGS
(TIGHTER-PICK, OR “HIGH PICK COUNT”)
In order to get adhesive into ‘high pick count’ backings, a lighter, lower-melt adhesive should be used. In other words, the ‘GOOD’ choices shown above are examples of this, however XU-90 is also an excellent choice, as it is a low-melting tape and will seam virtually anything!.
K Series - Knitted Carpet Seaming Tape
K-10 ◆ ORT-8310
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for light to medium residential foot traffic.
- For jute and ActionBac® backed carpets.
- 3-inch width. Also available in wide 7-inch format
K-20 ◆ ORT-8330
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for light to medium residential & commercial foot traffic.
- Works great on jute and ActionBac® backed carpets.
- 3-inch width. Also available in Tape-in-the-Box™ format
XK-30 ◆ ORT-8450
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for light commercial and medium to-heavy residential traffic and difficult carpets.
- 4-inch width with 3-full inches of 0RC0N® adhesive.
- Also available in TAPE-IN-THE-BOX™ format.
K-40 ◆ ORT-8340
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for medium residential and light commercial traffic.
- For jute, ActionBac®, and latex backed carpets.
- 3-inch width. Also available in Tape-in-the-Box™ format.
XK-50 ◆ ORT-8460
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for heavy commercial and heavy residential traffic.
- 4-inch width with 3-full inches of 0RC0N® premium adhesive.
- For jute, ActionBac®, latex, woven, wilton, and Axminster backings.
- Also available in Tape-in-the-Box™ format.
XU-90 ◆ ORT-9490
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Designed to work with everything from jute to ActionBac® backed carpets.
- 4-inch width with 3-full inches of the 0RC0N® universal adhesive.
- Low smoke, low odor formulation, low temperature melt.
- Specially designed for the Mohawk UPS™ backing.
Super Series
SUPER 3S ◆ ORT-9320-F
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for light to medium residential foot traffic.
- For jute and ActionBac® backed carpets.
- 3-inch width. Also available in wide 7-inch format.
CT Series
CT-11 SB ◆ ORT-9360
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for light residential use.
- Works well on jute and ActionBac® backed carpets.
- BOCS Scrim Seaming Tape.
- Install over firm pad.
- 3-inch width.
Specialty Tapes
CT-7 DS ◆ ORT-9370-F
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Double-stick tape: Flat hot-melt adhesive on top, and pressure-sensitive adhesive on bottom side.
- For jute and ActionBac® backed carpets.
- 3-inch width.
SUPER 3DS ◆ ORT-9330-F
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for commercial foot traffic of woven and Axminster double-stick jobs.
- Double-stick tape: Flat hot-melt adhesive on top, and pressure-sensitive adhesive on bottom side.
- 3-inch width.
K-80 DCT ◆ ORT-9351
22-YARD ROLLS | 10 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for custom area rugs, double-stick and glue-down installation, borders, and fills.
- Designer low profile flat tape: Paper is peeled off after seam is made.
- 3-inch width.
DS-PS ◆ ORT-9551
22-YARD ROLLS | 9 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for two-sided pressure -sensitive ‘cold steaming’ of custom area rugs, double-stick and glue down installations, borders, and fills.
- For loose-lay installations, marine and military removables.
- Specified for the Shaw Advantage System™ installations.
- 3-inch width.
Wide Series
K-10 WIDE ◆ ORT-8610
22-YARD ROLLS | 5 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for light to medium residential (contract) traffic.
- 7-inch tape with 6-inch width of adhesive minimizes seam peaking.
- Works well on jute and ActionBac® carpets.
XK-50 WIDE ◆ORT-8692
22-YARD ROLLS | 5 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for heavy commercial and heavy residential traffic.
- 7-inch tape with 6-inch width of adhesive minimizes seam peaking.
- Great on jute, ActionBac®, wovens and Axminster carpet.
SUPER 3S WIDE ◆ ORT-9620-F (FLAT) ◆ ORT-9620 (BEADED)
22-YARD ROLLS | 5 ROLLS TO A CASE
- Recommended for heavy commercial and heavy residential traffic.
- 7-inch tape with 6-inch width of adhesive minimizes seam peaking.
- Great on jute, ActionBac®, wovens, latex and Axminster carpet.
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