Thursday, 2 April 2015

Meetup: Spring Builds 2015

At our latest Meetup I had a great discussion about my plans with John Hattie from Atlantic Home Designs.


His drawings are so clear and his understanding of construction details has been so helpful to me.


This drawing is showing the "hot roof", which will allow me to have all kinds of insulation (in the form of rigid EPS "TrueFoam") while still leaving the rafters exposed.  We discussed the details of how to insulate and air seal properly at the connection of the wall and roof.  It will be built so that the option to spray foam the rafters on the inside is still possible without causing any moisture issues.

Next Step:  Windows!  Once I buy windows I can finalize the wall framing plans.