Timber Frame Structural Insulated Panels

Explore our designs for a look at how we integrate hand crafted timbers with structural insulated panels sips to air seal and insulate your walls and roof.

Timber frame structural insulated panels.

Sips are often specified as infill to steel concrete or engineered timber structural frames and can sit inside or outside the frame itself. Get as creative as you want. Sips from insulspan carry a 20 year warranty and provide the foundation for a home that can cut heat loss by up to 60 compared to traditional stick frame construction. Structurally insulated panels sips are a high performance building panel made up of a insulating foam core sandwiched between two oriented strand boards osb.

September 30 2018. Timber frame homes sips insulated panels. At heavy timber truss and frame it starts with choosing the best components. Our field timber framers install all of the sip panels which structurally support the timbers offer an air sealed insulated building envelope and are fast and efficient to install.

Sips now accounts for 8 of all uk self build construction systems. Self builders specifying timber frame spend 1 379 m2. Our sips are cut to exact specifications by a computer guided machine off site by our partners at insulspan. The average sips house spend is 1 220 m2.

As you can see we do the entire sip panel assembly along with the timber frame. We design and build earth friendly timber frame homes. Structural insulated panels sip s are the choice that work best to create the most energy efficient envelope with timber framing. Help save up for 50 of heating and cooling costs when compared to traditional fibreglass insulation.

The same panel is used for the external wall any internal loadbearing walls and the roof panels. Build updates from our team in big sky. For more information about timber frame sips visit the structural insulated panel association s website. Recommended for both green homes and timber frame homes.

At heavy timber truss and frame we have worked with a variety of insulations and firms. They are the cornerstone to our devotion to green building. The panels are then cut to size timber edge pieces added and any openings formed. In addition thermocore custom manufactures structural insulated panels based on the specifics of your design whether that s complete timber frame or a hybrid.

Sips stands for structural insulated panels. Sip panels are the wall units that seamlessly fit together to create the outer shell of your home. Because of the precise airsealed fit of our timber and panels your home will require a smaller hvac system. Infill walling is incredibly quick to install making it an innovative solution for high rise residential applications to deliver a rapid dry building envelope.

Full electrical boxes and conduit installed in panels custom to your plan.