[Greenbuilding] Insulation fasteners

John Straube jfstraube at uwaterloo.ca
Tue Nov 20 16:23:26 CST 2012


Do they sell houses were every stud is 16" on center, there are no headers, corners or double studs too? Wow, that is a cool innovation.

On 12-11-20 5:19 PM, ErgoDesk wrote:
> John, we are all in luck, they sell it Pre-Notched.
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> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 2:12 PM, John Straube <jfstraube at gmail.com <mailto:jfstraube at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Thats an interesting idea Chris! never seen it done, but it sounds really worth it for 2nd stories etc.
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>     Dr John Straube, P.Eng.
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>     On 12-11-20 3:47 PM, Chris Koehn wrote:
>>     For thick insulation, take the time to pre-drill before installing. If the structure is accurately framed, studs are at predictable centres, and it's much easier to drill straight holes when the sheet is on horses than when you're standing on a ladder. We snap lines and pre-install the screws, which makes running them in while working at height a much simpler process. As well, choosing a screw that self-taps into existing (and often hard) materials makes life easier.
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>>     Best,
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>>     Chris Koehn
>>     TimberGuides
>>     Vancouver Island
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>>     Eli wrote: "I know from experience there is a lot of labor from missing the stud and
>>     trying again, as well as creating additional holes to the the thermal
>>     barrier.  The thicker the insulation gets, the more difficult it becomes to
>>     hit the stud with hand held drills."
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