Fernie BC Timber Frame: Roof Timbers & Panels Installed

Posted by: Alfred Horie Construction | Posted on: December 25th, 2012 | 0 Comments

As the crew battled the snow falling in Kootenay region of BC, the OAK roof timbers were installed, followed by the ROOF SIPS panels.

This particular timber frame design offers the home owners the extra volume and the aesthetic appeal of a cathedral ceiling in various areas. Roofs built with SIPs also combine the tedious labour of framing, sheathing, insulating and vapour barrier into an ultra-quick, one step installation process. This saved considerable time and labour! Consider this, a typical 3000sqft roof panel package can take an experienced crew as little as 2 days to install. Just try hand framing, sheathing, insulating and installing vapour barrier to a 3000 sqft vaulted ceiling…

And then there’s the sustainability and energy saving aspect of the roof panels:

SIP Roofs Save Resources
The major components of SIPs, Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Oriented Strand Board (OSB) take less energy and raw materials to produce than other structural building systems.

• EPS is 98% air
• EPS is recyclable; even the ‘off cut’ material from the manufacturing process can be returned to the EPS molder for use in the manufacture of other EPS products
• EPS provides long term thermal resistance; when used in SIP applications, it will save many times the energy embodied in the petroleum used to make EPS
• OSB is manufactured from fast growing, carefully managed forests
• OSB does not contain any urea-formaldehyde adhesives

SIPs also drastically reduce job site waste. Because the panels arrive pre-fabricated and ready to install, there are no off cuts, insulation left overs, plastic bags, or scrap pieces of vapour barrier to deal with.

So not only do SIPs save resources in production and minimize waste generation, the high R-value and airtight nature of the building envelope also reduces the amount of gas and electricity used in heating and cooling the house

Merry Christmas!

And special thanks to the AHC Group crew working on this project – they are doing a great job!