[Greenbuilding] FW: Thermal envelope

[Benjamin Pratt]

I don't know about the horizontal thing. What about a staggered stud
wall? Also, could one use a 2x4 wall, and then put a layer of 1 inch
foam under the sheetrock (attaching the sheetrock with longer screws)?
-Ben


>  blast it, siding, corner boards, windows, doors, and their associated
>  flashings were meant to be nailed to good solid sheathing.  next project,
>  I'm going to do what I've been threatening to do for some time--frame up
>  with 2x4 studs with ordinary sheathing, shoot it with cellulose or foam, and
>  nail 1-1/2"x2" horizontal runners to the inside of the studs with 2" xps
>  between the runners.  everything's nice and modular.  fastening cladding to
>  foam is like trying to put panty hose on a porcupine.  it just ruins the
>  stockings and ?!$$#$ off the porcupine.  turn this bloody thermal bridging
>  thing inside out.