[Greenbuilding] Insulation fasteners

[Sacie Lambertson]

How about gluing the layers together?  We glued foam to concrete walls
where necessary.  It worked well.   Nice and tight.  As for how you might
put whatever on top of that, again, glue (foam) might be your solution if
it is drywall.    Sacie

On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 7:07 AM, <bill.allen at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> I am in the process of putting rigid insulation on an out building.  I am
> installing 2 layers of 2" styrofoam. I found 3" "nails" (very thin with
> plastic washers to hold the foam) but am having trouble finding fasteners
> for the next layer....I'm figuring 6" (2x2"foam+1"sheathing + 1" in the
> stud).
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Regular nails that big are
> WAY too expensive.
> I will also need a fastener (maybe a screw?) for the next layer...the
> occasional nailer that will hold the siding. What do people use?
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
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