There was no building inspector holding us back, no buckets of rain coming down and the SIPs panels are finally onsite, what a great day to build a house! With all the stars finally aligned, Intellistructures started putting the SIPs together.
SIPs are essentially two pieces of plywood (OSB) skins sandwiching a block of styrofoam which actually make them pretty light and relatively easy to handle.
Putting up SIPs
The East wall was erected within a couple of hours.
Erecting South Wall
Here’s the South Wall (with a large window opening) being erected.
Insulated Header
Instead of using a block of lumber for structural headers, here’s our site-finished insulated header using a 4 inch SIPs panel.
Installing Header
East Wall (Outside View)
It’s already starting to look like a house.
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