We are now about to spray foam insulate the roof and walls. The beveled cedar siding looks great. All the corner boards and trim are 5/4†cedar. Installing on the curved walls took more effort to get the measurements down but went well. The 5-V crimp metal roof (find more here) also took more effort, particularly at the rakes since it all flares out since the south wall is much longer than the north wall and it shows up on the roo ... Read full post »
Spray Foaming the AAC Block House
Icynene spray foam was installed Monday at our AAC block project . It took about 5 hours to do the roof deck and gable ends. This is a sealed attic, eliminating the need to insulate at the ceiling joists. Even the upper chord of the roof trusses were covered, minimizing heat transference through the wood. The attic will not go through temperature extremes, subsequently giving added life to the HVAC equipment. Everything was sealed pe ... Read full post »