View Full Version : Need quick answer: Where to buy a tyvek sheet?
Headed to NH tomorrow and hoping to replace my worn out tyvek sheet. Any ideas?
Blissful
09-02-2009, 11:59
We got a piece out of a dumpster where they were building houses. Or you might go by a construction site and ask if they have a piece they are going to throw away.
Thanks Blissful. Hoping some store might have a few loose ones for sale. Not much major construction in center city Philly these days.
You can go to HD or Lowe's, but you will need to buy a whole roll. Check out Ace Hardware. I have a sheet which I bought from a local outfitter who gets his from there. It is different from the kind at HD or Lowe's, but I think it is better as it is a little thicker.
Some hardware stores, and even occassionaly, the big box do-it-yourself warehouses like Lowes or Home Depot, wil cut a piece from a damaged roll or from a roll that they keep for customers who want just a small piece rather than buying a rather expensive full sized roll. One of the ideas behind using Tyvek as a ground sheet is that you can get it free as scrap from building sites if you ask. Construction workers usually don't have a probem slicing off a small piece for you if it;s available. If you must buy a roll of house wrap for a ground cloth you can get a similar performing product as Tyvek at less than 1/2 the price if you purchase Lowes brand house wrap.
Snowleopard
09-02-2009, 19:50
An alternative: Something that is supposed to work well for a ground sheet is heat shrink plastic windows or patio door insulation like this: http://www.amazon.com/Patio-Door-Insulation-2503-ACE/dp/B000P24EG4/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1251935306&sr=8-9
This should be available at most hardware stores, home depot, lowes, up north.
Or, plastic painter drop cloth.
push up your boobs and go to a construction site :eek:
AntiGravity Gear sells Tyvek by the foot for a very reasonable price.
Desert Reprobate
09-02-2009, 20:28
push up your boobs and go to a construction site :eek:
I don't think anyone would be that impressed with my boobs.
Chaco Taco
09-07-2009, 16:05
Six Moon designs has a plain white section of tyvek for $12.
skinewmexico
09-07-2009, 23:54
EBay has several vendors.