I built a timber-frame in 2005 and attached a SIP roof and walls with long screws that extend all of the way through the panels and into the timbers. Each screw has a large washer to keep the screw head from burying into the exterior OSB. I assume this is the common way to attach SIPs to timber-frames (?). A light snow is melting off of my roof and I can see a circle where each washer is, where the snow melted first. I took a scrap of SIPs and pushed a screw through the foam, as the install crew did after penetrating the OSB. The screw shank is not sealed by the SIP core because the screw threads create a hole that is larger than the shank. I suspect that interior air is leaking through each screw hole and I am concerned that the exterior OSB will rot. Does anyone have experience or advice on this? Thanks |