[Greenbuilding] Insulation fasteners

ErgoDesk ergodesk at gmail.com
Wed Nov 14 14:15:51 CST 2012


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On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 7:53 AM, John Straube <jfstraube at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have tested up to 8" of foam (EPS, XPS is stronger) with #10 screws and
> furring strips. Works fine with siding ( safety factor of more than 10).
> 3/8" lags is crazy: never need it. The foam provides a lot of the strength.
> Check our buildingscience.com website or my book for more detail on how
> this works.
>
> Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network.
>
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