Posted By Louie FischerSIPs on 08/01/2008 9:37 AM
Obviously the panel was routed incorrectly to accept the OSB Splines. To all the non-spiteful people who want to build a strong, energy efficient, comfortable, and "affordable," home made with OSB, you can use a few other spline connections. One is known as a thermal spline which is basically a 3" piece of sip sized to the thickness of the foam core. Also, many use lumber as the spline. This is a little less energy effcient but cost effective if the lumber is fairly straight. OSB splines have been used in thousands of applications successfully. If you are going to use an example, please don't take a picture of someone who obviously free handed a hot foam scoop to recess that spline. This is not indicative of most OSB SIP applications. It is certain the gentlemen who post these OSB bashings are threatened by the cost effectiveness of an OSB SIP. You must ask yourself one question, with all the intelligent individuals in the SIP industry, why don't more people manufacture steel sips. A great majority of the country does not live below sea level or in a flood zone gentlemen please give everybody a break and represent your product from more positive viewpoint.

Posted By ReadyToRetire on 08/01/2008 9:04 AM
Chris,

By any chance, did your clients explain why they went with OSB? 

As you're installing, do you have an esatimate of the % cost difference between OSB and steel for the shell?

Very respectfully,
Larry

Posted By Louie FischerSIPs on 08/01/2008 9:37 AM
Obviously the panel was routed incorrectly to accept the OSB Splines. To all the non-spiteful people who want to build a strong, energy efficient, comfortable, and "affordable," home made with OSB, you can use a few other spline connections. One is known as a thermal spline which is basically a 3" piece of sip sized to the thickness of the foam core. Also, many use lumber as the spline. This is a little less energy effcient but cost effective if the lumber is fairly straight. OSB splines have been used in thousands of applications successfully. If you are going to use an example, please don't take a picture of someone who obviously free handed a hot foam scoop to recess that spline. This is not indicative of most OSB SIP applications. It is certain the gentlemen who post these OSB bashings are threatened by the cost effectiveness of an OSB SIP. You must ask yourself one question, with all the intelligent individuals in the SIP industry, why don't more people manufacture steel sips. A great majority of the country does not live below sea level or in a flood zone gentlemen please give everybody a break and represent your product from more positive viewpoint.

Posted By sipfan on 08/01/2008 3:01 PM
Here is another type of SIP spline - using a connecting post:

Posted By Brawler on 08/01/2008 6:00 PM
Just curious, what company produced that SIP? Was that hot knifed in the field or @ the factory? Thanks.

Posted By AUSTENNN on 08/03/2008 11:14 PM
If you could cut out the endless shilling for steel, his remaining posts are usually informative.

Posted By chuck07 on 08/04/2008 9:12 AM
I was also at the SEBC show.  It seems like Hardie wall and OSB (but not called OSB) roof panels could only be Homefront from what I saw.  Please let me know if I am incorrect.  What was the reason given for the gable ends being OSB?  Was it an issue of panel strength or Hardie panel size?