Catnic Orange Plasterers Scrim Tape

Catnic orange scrim tape is a self-adhesive fibreglass mesh designed for reinforcing joints in plasterboard and drywall systems. It’s the kind of thing that sits quietly in a plasterer’s bag and does its job without complaint. The open mesh structure lets the jointing compound key through properly, giving you a solid, crack-resistant finish that holds up over time.

The tape is 50mm wide and comes on a generous 90m roll, which covers a fair amount of ground before you’re reaching for another one. It’s made in Europe and the quality shows: the adhesive grips well to board without lifting at the edges mid-job, and the mesh itself doesn’t stretch or distort when you’re pressing it into corners or running it along long horizontal joints.

Where Catnic Orange Scrim Tape Gets Used

This is very much a drywall plasterer’s tape. It goes over butt joints and tapered joints on plasterboard, along internal angles, and around any penetrations or cut edges that need bedding in before finishing. The orange colour is actually useful on site — you can see exactly where you’ve taped without squinting at a white tape on a white board, which is a small but genuinely helpful detail when you’re working at pace.

Fibreglass Mesh vs Paper Tape

Fibreglass scrim has a clear advantage for speed: no pre-wetting, no soaking, just press and go. Paper tape gives a stronger finish in some applications, particularly on external corners or where movement is expected, but for the vast majority of internal drywall jointing work, fibreglass scrim is the sensible choice. Catnic’s version handles neatly and tears cleanly across the roll.

The catnic orange scrim tape is available individually or in boxes of 24 rolls, making it a practical buy whether you’re fitting out a single room or running through a full commercial project. Priced keenly and in stock for next-day delivery.