Yesterday was my first day on my first sips job. I just wanted to post and see how common this method is. I have been framing a long time and have never run into a sips until yesterday. I have to admit that i was impressed with the product. We put the floor together yesterday and will start the walls on Monday. I wonder how the insulation values stand up against other methods, ( batts, blown in, Icynene, Etc). Also if the added cost (30% more than conventional framing.) is justified.
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"Also if the added cost (30% more than conventional framing.) is justified."
Does that 30% just for the framing or does that include the cost of the sealing and insulation?
And is that for a completed whole house framing (interior and roof which is often conventional/truss framed).
I guess any portion of the job that is sips will cost 30% more than conventional framing with batt insulation.
The last week of November I am going to a weeklong training on installing SIPs. This construction method is gaining momentum. I’ve seen a couple of SIPs buildings go up and have been impressed. The cost equation seems to be the biggest unknown. That’s one of the aspects of building with SIPs I’m going to try and figure out.
There should be a link to the blog I will write on FHB homepage starting November 26th
jross -- FH Editorial
I will be looking forward to your posts. I guess I am lucky in that I am getting paid to learn, although it is a pretty simple process. I would have to say that downtime is a factor as the job I am working on shut down for a week while the panels were being made. I guess this sort of scheduling conflict could be worked out on future jobs.I will be interested to see how your costs work out.
I'm getting ready to help assemble a second story and roof that are sips. This is the first sip job I've been on, but a roommate from college worked for a framing outfit that went almost entirely to sips to save money when local building was booming and good carpenters were hard to find/afford.
Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.