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Rigid Roof Insulation Installation

Bob helps Ryley install the roof insulation and the "jet blocks" of false rafter tails. Bob discusses the advantages of this type of this rigid insulation and it's R value. Ryley builds several jet blocks for the roof trim.

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Rigid Roof Insulation Installation

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" OK we're just beginning the process of putting in the nail -- Sheathing and insulation. And this product has a lot of advantages for our application here is we've. Done in the whole sheeting on the roof using pine bead board one by eights which job. Effectively the feeling on the inside that's what really happened truck. But in order to meet the requirements of -- building code insofar -- insulation is concerned. Off have to provide an 27 back there. Getting that this product got -- actually sat side and you -- rigid insulation. Opt for three and a half inches or three quarter inches and that and we've got the and noble almost so. Which. It's what the roofing shingles will go on right that's right passionately have to put in the job. Fifteen pound felt paper that's right felt paper and in England and then after -- So as we're saying a minute ago the way this house is framed everything is exposed on the inside the studs the rafters. The sheathing which is beadboard that's right and all the rough is -- outside insulation that we just been putting it here in the insulation that get put on the sidewalk."

" Right but what that does is it eliminates. The use of the -- outside trim yes and the way they were going to get around that is by building these Jack -- Soffit blocks and attach it. To the outside. Wearing and this is that old -- through to. Now do you just build individual blocks like this. No we're gonna do if we -- individually we're gonna attach it to -- boards yeah on the ground in ten foot lengths we'll snap a line appeared to. Attach all the actually have to put him one at a time up here you give them let's go build -- OK."

" OK so we'll be making these. Jeff flock spoke with a front and the back correct -- the whole house yeah there and they have to go one more accountability. And when this."

" But this is that the template. And that it relates to pitch of the roof -- of the pitch of the roof right. -- that this has suffered cuts and since the fascia cut. What. OK so these go. Unlike when it -- two inches -- senate. And we're just gonna attach -- that's legible and too hard it laid out."

" OK so this is just ledger board which is construction grade lumber. That we're using here."

" All right -- element in the and we'll carry that. -- sort of snap a line. I'd chalk line to make sure that we put it up straight. To them. All right. -- So we'll just shoot it in place. With stuff what are you should number rates and fanatic right wing shaped nails galvanized. I've got this them it's gonna come here about two inches. Yeah. Thank --"

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