Structural Insulated Panels, or SIPs, are a cost-competitive, highly energy-efficient and labor-saving way to enclose an historic timber frame, and have been used in new construction for decades. [...]
Not at all. You can use any type of roofing, siding, and interior finishes available for conventionally constructed buildings. We have finished timber frames with roofs of metal, slate, cedar [...]
SIPs and spray foam have several energy-saving advantages over standard construction methods. Their R values are at least 30-40% higher than fiberglass insulation of the same thickness, but this [...]
SIP panels come with wire chases already run in them. If access is needed somewhere off the standard pattern, the panels can be cut from the inside to allow wire and pipe installation, then [...]
