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Building Walls Using SIPs, Structural Insulated Panels
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" The walls are being destructive -- structurally insulated happens we'll sips of the individual panels are lifted and placed in its -- over the sill -- Yeah. It's not beautiful. And it can't tonight abundant it's still an outline -- stick fixed -- right over here. Steve Thompson from premier wall system is in charge of the crew assembling the frame for this house on my way to the line it was done better -- Beautiful guys the first wall section will take the most times because it must be braced and plumb. What the next panels can be attached meanwhile Bloomberg. The crew was able to work so quickly. Business since panels and many of the other materials are pre assembled to the architect's specifications. In a factory off site and delivered ready to go. Also the interior wall framing sections have been pre constructed on site much of what we're doing here like assembling a giant three dimensional puzzle and we're going to. This right airlifted out behind the well last week watch."
" How we excavated hole and we put together basically what is a prefab foundation from superior -- systems it's essentially precast concrete panels that are. Glued and bolted together they form the foundation and we put the first floor deck on it. Jim Tracy from premier building systems to -- and basically what we're looking at is that a sips system structurally in the trigger and it insulated panels right right and it's not a brand new technology has been around for awhile right let premier as matter of fact has been doing this for thirty years yeah. And we've got a sandwich of rigid insulation that on the outside has the oriented strand board that we're looking at behind us here which is the cheating and on the inside is also. Providing that kind of a backup for the drywall right -- polystyrene tied together with -- oriented strand board that actually acts as the structure. Framing insulation vapor barriers that -- lights on when -- and this is system that's. Basically approved by building inspection services throughout the country are major -- building -- across US approve this as well as most every local building. Yes fabulous well this is what we call a blitz build an instant back his dog coming together. Since everything's been pre manufactured and even an interior systems have kind of been put together at a final round habitat project it's coming together within an hour now. That's correct it's fabulous it's."
" And as the last of the exterior wall sections go up other trades get started on the first floor. The rough plumbing for the bathroom is underway. The electricians will get to work as soon as the second floor deck design. The -- coordination a lot of planning and an enthusiastic who volunteers. Is really getting this house off the ground. The pre assembled interior wall framing and a lot of extra hands really make quick work of the wall separating the kitchen dining."