Click here to watch video of a Wall Panel being errected |
| The upper floor's wall sections are braced to the subfloor. |
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| Note that the upper floor's windows are shorter than downstairs. To maintain the proper glass-to-mass ratio these windows need to be smaller to avoid overheating (wood floors upstairs vs. the relatively high thermal mass cement floor downstairs). |
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| Engineered roof trusses with a 5/12 pitch. |
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| The first 2nd floor wall section is lifted into place. |
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| Each wall section for the crescent shaped portions has the 30 degree bevel cut into it already. |
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| The 24" stud spacing of 2x6 studs allows much more space for insulation (both width and depth). Fewer studs mean less "thermal bridging". Though wood does not conduct heat nearly as well as other materials like metals it does eventually conduct heat out of the building envelope. This is the reason for a layer of extruded polystyrene outside of the sheathing. The foam breaks that thermal bridge making the entire wall far more efficient. |
Yay Dan and Jodi! Congratulations on this exciting endeavor! I hope the weather hasn't been too much of a hinderance on the building process. I remember cursing the snow/ice last year! We'd still love to have you guys up at our place (which is still a work in progress) for beers and building talk!
ReplyDeleteLooking good! Everything seems to be moving along rather quickly. It was a good idea to document the process via this blog, hopefully you'll inspire some others to go the passive solar route.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful job you are doing. Your attention to the details really shows. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI'm anxious to see the final 'product.' When do you hope to move in?
ReplyDeleteRoof trusses have taken the place of stick roof construction in most modern homes today.
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