ARE SIP PANELS EXPENSIVE INSTALL

The entire building envelope – external walls, ceilings and floors can be created using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs).

SIPs create a highly insulated envelope that significantly reduces (and in some cases, eliminates) the need for heating in winter, and keeps cooler in summer. Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are a highly thermally efficient system made from composite timber panels either side of a thick polystyrene core – just like an icecream sandwich. Read on to find out why Craig, as an experienced Registered Master Builder, chose this product for his own home… For reliable, consistent, weather protection, and in developing a complete energy efficient home, SIP floors will satisfy.Bright Build is one of the few New Zealand building professionals experienced with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs), and we are so impressed we built our home and workshop in Wellington using the Formance SIP Panel system. Whether it’s living space above a garage, mountain homes, or arctic temperature living, the use of Insulspan SIPs as floors provides a solution.

And of course that means: money saved on heating and cooling costs. In turn, the structural envelope’s energy efficient properties lead to a building that uses less heating and cooling. This is because SIP floors significantly enhance the building’s structural envelope.

ARE SIP PANELS EXPENSIVE INSTALL

When you install a SIP floor, it becomes an integral part of the building’s energy conservation capability. This protection also happens to be extremely energy efficient. The type of protection SIP floors offer ensures that the underside of the floor will not be subject to damage from exposure to weather including high humidity/moisture conditions. You also won’t have to worry about compressed or sagging batts. For example, you won’t have to worry about SIPs not making contact with the floor (like the way batts sometimes fall). As long as you install it the correct way, problems like those experienced when using fiberglass batting will not occur. SIPs Floors are ReliableĪnother important benefit in using Insulspan SIPs for floor applications is that the underside of the floor is appropriately and reliably protected. Note: In both cases, it is important that the placement of the structural support beneath the panels be adequate for the span based on load requirements (as determined by the engineer on the project) and that the deflection criteria is not exceeded.

Another application perfect for SIP floors is using them in living spaces above garages or carports.

The same solution applies to our customers in mountainous areas because floors often extend out from a sloping grade, exposing them to the air from beneath. This is because the cold tundra does not allow for a more typical slab or stem wall. We work with a lot of customers in arctic regions in need of SIP floor solutions.

SIPs work great in conjunction with pier foundations where structural support beams span from pier to pier.

SIPs for floors can easily be incorporated into a variety of building situations. They significantly add to the energy efficiency of the building. (More on that later.) Perhaps best of all, floor applications with Insulspan SIPs become an integral component in the overall building envelope.

SIP floors are easier to install and do not experience the common problems fiberglass batts have when used for exposed floor decks. Not only that, there are other benefits of a SIP floor. But, did you know Insulspan® Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are available for floor systems? Our SIPs can even be used in applications where an insulated floor deck is needed. Fiberglass batts, for example, are a typical solution.

When the underside of a floor, or part of a floor, is going to be exposed to the open air, homeowners and builders typically look to standard insulation products.

Are sip panels expensive