PRESENTED BY: Al Cobb, Founder, Sips School CHAPTER 9 OF 10 Finish Material and Detailing SPONSORED BY:
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Learning Objectives Discuss the detailing the systems that cover a SIP building envelope Understand the importance of controlling bulk water Explore back-ventilation techniques Understand the fastening requirements for siding and roofing
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Drain Down and Away (Bulk Water)
9 – Finish Material and Detailing What Covers the SIP Envelope? Fasten it to hold, yet move with the structure Detail it to accommodate the environment Detail it to drain and dry Install it for durability
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Siding Choices
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Siding Choices
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Cedar Shingles, Traditional Stucco and Manufactured Stone Veneer Walls All claddings should be drained and back-ventilated where annual rainfall exceeds 20 inches Siding Choices
9 – Finish Material and Detailing For Wood and Fiber Cement Siding: -install over a 1/4-inch (6mm) spacer strip over a water resistive barrier Wood or Fiber Cement-clad Walls Siding Choices All claddings should be drained and back-ventilated where annual rainfall exceeds 20 inches
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Drained and Back-Ventilated Siding
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Drained and Back-Ventilated Siding
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Vinyl or Aluminum Clad Walls Provide Drainage Plane and Drainage Gap Vinyl or Aluminum Siding is inherently back-ventilated
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Specifying the Fastening Schedule The siding or roofing manufacturer should provide the fastening requirements Calculated to hold in the SIP skin Allow for wind and rain
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Window and Door Installation Builders Guide to SIPs Flash, flash, flash Sill pans Allow water to get out
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Installing a Window with Housewrap
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Interior Finishes Pre-applied vs. site-applied Allowance for site conditions and SIP sealing Consider movement and its relationship to the finish
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Timbers shrink! Spacing SIPs When Attaching to “Green” Timber
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Problems with Interior Finishes Pre-applied
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Site-Applied Interior Finishes
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Don’t Penetrate the SIPs
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Fake rafter tails
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Pocket Outriggers
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Roofing Choices
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Specifying the Fastening Schedule The siding or roofing manufacturer should provide the fastening requirements. Calculated to hold in the SIP skin Allow for Wind and rain When do we back-ventilate the roofing?
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Roof Venting Cold roof vs. hot roof Dry roof vs. wet roof
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Shingle Ridging Heat Moisture Substrate movement
9 – Finish Material and Detailing The Best Finish to your SIP Envelope Build it tight and ventilate it right
9 – Finish Material and Detailing Mark Liliberta, Green Builder College Houses that work series Available at the SIPA Store –
PRESENTED BY: Al Cobb, Founder, Sips School CHAPTER 9 OF 10 Finish Material and Detailing SPONSORED BY: