[Greenbuilding] attaching 2" rigid foam

Clarke Olsen colsen at fairpoint.net
Thu Dec 1 14:08:24 CST 2016


Thew strips I was thinking of were thicker, my experience was with 2x4s; 3/8" is pretty thin, not much to grab. 
Clarke 


On Dec 1, 2016, at 1:04 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:

> I didn't have any particular glue in mind, just know that gluing sheet rock is done. About the furring strips, do the nails you're talking about go all the way through? And if so, couldn't one skip the fasteners holding the sheet itself and simply secure with one set through the furring strips? And since (in my case) the whole point here is to minimize wall thickness overall, how thin of a furring strip could one hope to get away with? 3/8"x1-1/2"? 
> I realize we're trying to not split the strips with the drywall screws, or screws holding the assembly to the studs below.... 
> 
> Thanks for all your suggestions. Delighted this list does still exist even if we've gotten kind of quiet. 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Clarke Olsen <colsen at fairpoint.net> wrote:
> Quick hint: I found that a nail gun is essential when attaching furring strips over foam. When you drive them with a hammer,
> that 2nd, 3rd (4th?) blow will have crushed the foam. The nail gun hits it so decisively, the foam says firm. 
> Clarke Olsen
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> On Nov 30, 2016, at 9:59 PM, Jeff Martin <jeff at open2learn.ca> wrote:
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