Yo Frenchy or anybody, recommend a book re SIPs.
Found a supply local to my next project, only 5 miles away.
Joe H
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Don't know if this'll help but the best resource I've found is in FHB articles. Obviously the techniques are limited to the project but there may be, and probably are, additional leads as in the following.
Hope I don't get in trouble for this!? I get 'ICF Builder' magazine. Their April/May issue did an article on ZEH (zero energy homes). Combined ICFs and SIPs. Very interesting. Point of this is that on their website (http://www.icfmag.com/ads) you can link to General Panel Corp. (I just did). That site has installation, specifications, and sundry other info on SIPs. Given that most manufacturers are working hard to help this industry gain a greater market share yours may have the same info.
A book on SIPs? There are a lot of BTers that can answer that better than me.
ciao, ted
Building with SIPS, by Michael Morley, The Taunton Press
JoeH
I don't know,
I got the video the form company had and watched it and then read the manual that came with the forms and I was good to go.
They sent out the guy who sold the forms just before I poured and he checked me over and made a few minor suggestions and I poured my walls..
I couldn't believe how easy it was when I stood there less than 2 hours after we started. Looking with pride what I'd done and thinking of how much I'd saved over other estimates.
I don't suggest that you get as cocky as I did on the front bow work.. That was just beggin' for trouble but it came out so beautifully that I had to crow a lot..
If there is a trick make sure you work with a pumping company that has done a lot of ICF form work.. they know how slow to pump and most have remote controls so they can stand there and watch you do the hose work.
Tell me about the forms, what do they use as bridge material? How do they identify the bridge locations etc? What interlocking mechanism do they use to ensure the forms won't fail under the impact of the concrete? How are their corners made? What does their brickledge look like and how is it reinforced?
Frenchy, SIP not ICF. Thought you built with them?
Joe H
Joe H
I'm sorry, I built with both. ICF's for the foundation and SIP's for the walls . SIP's I did much the same thing.. However, I learned a few tricks with SIP's from builders that dramatically made assembly faster. They aren't in the manuals and you can't do it everywhere, but where you can do it, it makes assembly take a fraction of the time it took according to the manuals..
Who's panels? What jointing method do they use? (splines, cam locks, Studs etc?)
No idea about who & what.
I drove past the place on my way out of town, sign said SIPs.
That's all I know, but as they are just a few miles from my property I thought it would be worth looking into.
Joe H
JoeH
Very good start! I wound up buying my SIP's locally because I was able to deal factory direct and I saved a ton on shipping.. Now you need to stop in and get some data.. The ease they provide it should tell you a great deal.. Really all you need to know is how much wall space and how much roof space is involved..
Then you can tell them about how many panels they need to make so they can estimate any sort of discount.. You're not asking for a bid, you're asking for a rough estimate and you can go from there pretty easy..
You don't need blueprints for this, just a rough idea of the size of the house. Length times width and roof area. Ignore bumpouts and set backs for this phase.. just width times length times height.. or rough total sq. ft. of wall/ roof.
Don't worry about panel sizes or anything. Start with sq.ft. and get a budget number.. (because my house was over 5000 sq.ft. I got commercial rates)