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Yes they use the same framing techniques. The sips have pockets cut out for all the 2x's. If there where no windows than yes the sips would support the roof load, with windows the load is carried by the king and Jack studs. I think it also has a lot to do with lateral wind load. Hope that helps

Thanks Above the windows are lvl headers with foam in between. The headers dropped down in to the sips pocket. Not sure I would do that again, below each window are 6 2x6s that really added alot of cost and I now have a lot of thermal coductivity paths which defeats part of the reason for using...

Haven't got doors and windows yet. I need to get the windows ordered the next few days. I might not be able to afford all the doors this year. I'm over budget and need to hold off on a few things. I'd rather get the siding up and floor in, I can build temp walls in a couple door openings then...

We worked our asses off the last 3 days! Got the rest of the trusses on, built the look outs, finished up a few small things and got most of the roof osb on. Got a good shot of it with this mornings sunrise. First time we've seen the mountains in a couple weeks due to all the fires to the west.

Made some progress over the last 2 weeks. My wife and I had the panels up in exactly 2 weeks, 1 Sunday and the rest was after work a few hours a night. Things went better as we got a little more experience. If you look close where the doors meet the foundation you'll see where I screwed up...

Made some progress over the last few days. Got the panels unloaded and organized in order on Thursday and Friday. Got a couple panels up Sat afternoon than we finished the east wall Sunday. I'm still on the fence about the SIPs. There is no room for error, every 2x6 is glued, some panels have 6...

Things have dried out except for the piles of clay that are now the consistency of wet concrete... I didn't use a pump, there was no need, the trucks were able to drive around the forms and fill em up. I don't know what you mean by "lifts" it was a continuous pour. Went very smooth. I'm...

Gotta love the input from all around the planet. Thanks TDC and welcome to the vast knowledge that is the GJ. To add to the ICF comment, my house foundation is built with them, it can get down to -30f for a couple weeks at a time but the crawl space stays around 50.

Poured the walls yesterday after noon. I'm no concrete guy but ICFs are very easy to work with. I stacked and poured the walls on my own. 15 yards. I'm out of town until next Wednesday. The walls should be cured enough to backfill by then. Question: do you guys compact the dirt on the inside...

This is what I came home to yesterday after work. Notice the water in the center of the piles of dirt. Hopefully it dries up today so I can prep for the pour on Monday afternoon.

I don't think they're shipping it for free, I'm not a 100% on that though. I'll m not sure what the blank size is. They're cutting everything to my specs. All I have to do is assemble the giant 3d puzzle.

I plan to use xps for a break than have the doors come down on a piece of trex. I like your idea for a radiator back up. Do you have any plans for that type of set up? Doors will be Raynor or Martin. I haven't ordered them yet. Wish I could attend a seminar. Big sky knows their stuff, I just...

Traditional. Sips roof panels were alot more! I plan to use white or galvanized steel for the ceiling than r-40 blown in. I might do some faux 2x6 beams on the ceiling to break up the big ceiling. There is a small mill a mile down the Rd that can cut me what ever I want. All depends on the...

I really wanted to do something like their timber trusses but the cost and the added difficulty in insulation wasn't worth it. I'm going with 5/12 pitch trusses. I plan to build a barn in the future, I'll have to keep them in mind. Big sky has been ok to deal with. There was a miss...

There will be a 3" stem wall above the slab. I'm removing 7" from the top of the icfs for the doors, that should compensate for the 4" slab and 3" stem wall. 3 doors, 14x 14 on one end, 12 x14 and 10x10 on the other. The 10' will be access to the lift. The wood stove will be for back up. I...