We are preparing to do our first install of the Nudura ceiling panels, which are en route, and I was curious if anyone out there has used them yet.
  If so, could you share some of your personal experiences from the install. Maybe some tips or tricks that you've learned other than just following the directions.
  I thank you ahead of time for your time and any information you can provide.

Jesse
ICF Pro Builders/ Norco Construction
Southern Oregon

You may be the first in the states to use them.

Fascinating to hear, I guess. It seems fairly straight forward but I have to say that ICF is making some huge inroads here in the valley.

We are about to build a spec home for the Street of Dreams, got two fairly large homes, one of which is about to attempt a no-wood home. By no-wood, I mean less than 5%. And I have pored over the plans alot. It's gonna be expensive for them, but it will be nice to see how all turns out.

One more question I will add however is: With the added weight of two layers of sheetrock along with the two layers of ceiling panel, would any of you think that a re-assesment of the engineered trusses would be necessary? They weren't engineered for this originally.

I will keep this thread dangling to see if I get any other bites though. Thanks Tom.

Jesse
ICF Pro Builders - Norco Construction
Southern Oregon

Jessie,
Our truss people get very upset when someone changes the loading on their design. Seems they have some liability when it comes to things falling down.
Seriously, you do need to tell the truss manufacture about the increased loading.
Regards,
Joe

I agree with Joe. The load you propose should be run by your truss people.

Thanks guys, it was definetly on my mind, and hopefully it won't cause too much of a headache, but I guess a small headache now is better than a big one later.
Thanks again!

Jesse
ICF Pro Builders - Norco Construction
Southern Oregon

All is fine with the loads imposed by the extra sheetrock and ceiling panels. Thankfully the trusses were designed to carry 12 lbs. per sq. ft. of dead load. We will be well under that with one layer of the ceiling tech. and two layers of sheetrock.
I take it there haven't been many people out there that have used this, but we are confident that all will go smoothly, and check up on it down the road to see the benefits of using this system.
Just thought I would see if there were any experts out there, don't want to give the wrong impression to a homeowner, etc. Like I said before though, this should be easy anyway.
Thanks again for your input guys.

Jesse
ICF PRO
Southern Oregon

When I asked, a couple of the Nudura guys who have installed the product in my area recommended they see spray foam applications as more practical.
Kevin

We'll see I guess. We just installed the floor tech panels and I must say it was a chore. Walking on those panels over 3/4" crushed was no fun, and definetly felt weird after there was a couple inches of sand atop that.
Getting a level, and I mean completely level surface to lay that stuff was almost impossible. If there were even a couple of little rocks piled up, then the panels would either ride high in that area or break completely. So, it was time consuming at the least.