Roofer replaced part of panel without glue
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23 Oct 2010 10:46 PM

Back in April we re-roofed our house that we purchased in February (ins company requirement to re-roof).  The house is 23 yrs old.  We have 2 skylights, both of which were leaking, not into the house but into the OSB of the SIP panels.  The roofing company replaced both sections with full 4x8 sheets of OSB.  I'm not really sure why they replaced with a full sheet.  Both rotted areas were somewhere around 4x4, or a little less.  Anyway, they only nailed the replacement OSB to the splines and didn't glue.  Our panels are about 22 feet long.  My question is this -- should I call them back to have them remove the shingles and go back and glue the OSB replacement piece in addition to nailing?  We live in Wisconsin so there will be snow load to deal with.  I'd rather pay a little now to do it right than have an issue down the road with deflection. 

Additionally, one of the new skylights (we replaced both with new Velux skylights) has condensation and actually drips on the floor when the outside temps are in the low 30's.  Any suggestions to fix this?

Thanks for the help.

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24 Oct 2010 07:50 AM
rfleege;

The roofing company should have glued the OSB, your SIP now has a potential structural problem that may not be immediately apparent.
I would call the Velux rep to take a look at the sky light , but the condensation may be another issue and not the skylight
Chris Kavala<br>[email protected]<br>1-877-321-SIPS<br />
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25 Oct 2010 07:02 AM
Thanks. Then getting them glued down now would definitely be the way to go? Not sure if it matters, but the splines are engineered lumber, and the roof width is 8". I want to take care of it before the snow comes.
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25 Oct 2010 07:20 AM
refleege;

the spline is a point of connection between panels and does offer some support, but the main structural component is compromised, Hence the name "STRUCTURAL" insulated panel

Example:  if you had a 3-ply piece of plywood, but only 2 plys were glued with the third ply just loose on top it would be substantially weaker ............ that is in essence of what you now have.

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25 Oct 2010 04:05 PM
Make sure you/they use the correct glue! See thread on 'Compatible Glues'. Click link below.

Compatible Glues
Building Designer PANELfusion, LLC Tampa, FL [email protected] "Metal SIP Advocate"
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