I have a very contemporary style house that probably isn t the best for chicago s cold winters and hot summers.
Skillion roof framing beams spray foam.
Smaller insulators don t want to touch jobs with steel those who want to try to blow foam in cavities around the steel on the other hand most failures occur in spray foam buildings so it s touchy.
In typical lumber frame construction roof insulation is placed between rafters and then covered up with drywall.
While covering a given area with spray foam costs more initially than the equivalent amount of mineral wool batting or other insulating materials its ability to fill even tiny spaces completely enables it to provide greater thermal resistance leading to greater energy efficiency and.
The plans call for a pitching intermediate beam in the middle of the span and the rafters sitting on this beam and on the top plate at the end.
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The primary load bearing structures of your home are the walls.
It is a 6 m long skillion roof that will extend from the rear of the house.
Spray foam will be sprayed all around the joists to air seal the area.
Ok my query is the design of the rafters and how they sit.
The structural integrity of buildings.
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It is 7 m wide that will be split into an additional room and a deck.
The area will not be vented.
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Although the spray foam is not directly sorrounding the steel beam.
On one house i had the inspector at frame inspection ask.
For wood frame construction the walls are compressed by the downward exerted force resulting from the combined weight of the roof including trusses decking and shingles as well as anything on top of the roof like.
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You aren t going to be using spray foam here are you when i said no he just said good.
When the rafters are exposed.
How to expose rafters and still provide insulation.
Because of the beams sweating dew points condensation because the flanges are so close to the exterior.
There are exposed steel beams that penetrate through to the inside of the house and have cause a lot of moisture issues.
Will i have to worry about future rot of the stuffed lumber and joists.
Spray foam can prove something of double edged sword where costs are concerned according to rlc engineering.
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