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Red Horse
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Fordman- Outstanding! beautiful piece of property. Garage piece very interesting. Looks like you are using the "Zip" system for your exterior siding. Friend of mine is a very experienced builder and is currently building himself a new house after his was destroyed in a fire last Sept. He doesn't trust the Zip system as a stand alone moisture barrier so he took the added step of covering with Typar. The same old question whenever new building products come out..."this is a 100 year product"! Says who? The marketing guys?
In any case keep the pix coming:thumbsup:
In any case keep the pix coming:thumbsup:
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fordmantpw
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Thanks Red Horse! Yeah, I was a little skeptical of the Zip system, but the builders have assured me it works well and they've been using it for a while. However, it hasn't been out long and the long-term results are yet to be seen. I've done some more research and there are benefits over a house wrap, but also some drawbacks. Overall, I'm comfortable with it.
This week has been a slow week, so no updates so far. It was supposed to rain all week, so they took the week to go paint and finish another house they have in the works. Wouldn't you know, it hasn't rained a drop since Monday!
This week has been a slow week, so no updates so far. It was supposed to rain all week, so they took the week to go paint and finish another house they have in the works. Wouldn't you know, it hasn't rained a drop since Monday!
BuilderML
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Its funny you say that. We just completed framing a home with the Zip system for the roof and walls. I was talking with the sales rep from that lumber yard about adding tyvek over the zip as a 2nd measure of protection. His reply was you may be voiding the warranty. Here is how i could see a warranty claim going. Lets say you do cover the zip panels with tyvek and the zip fails for some reason. Now you remove the walls covering and the rep comes out and sees you have tyvek over it. Sales rep replies " Sorry sir but seeing how you have another product over ours there is nothing we can do for you. Ours is a stand alone product". Again it may never play out that way but your just giving someone a reason not to cover the warranty.
EddieWalker
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I like Zip System and have it on part of my house. I'm redoing my exterior one side at a time and Zip System allows me to end at a corner and not have to worry about it. I also like house wrap and use it quite a bit. I wouldn't use both on the same structure. My understanding is that the possibility exists to trap moisture between them and cause long term issues with mold and rot.
One of the biggest advantages to using Zip System is that you can get the panels in longer lengths then your standard 4ft x 8ft sizes that plywood and OSB come in. Being able to have one panel that goes from you bottom plates to your top plates is worth the additional cost!!!! I'm using 4ft x 9ft on my house.
The other advantage is there isn't anything loose at the bottom for air to get in through. With house wrap, I like to put it on before the soffits are built and then build the soffits over the wrap. This guarantees that no air or moisture can get it from the top. I've seen where it's put in after the soffits are built and you have that gap at the very top that you have to either tape up or hope for the best. At the bottom, it just hangs there or is held in place with staples or nails until the siding goes on, and then all that holds it in place is the siding. A strong wind will get in and up under the house wrap there. With Zip system, it's a solid seal!!!!
Eddie
One of the biggest advantages to using Zip System is that you can get the panels in longer lengths then your standard 4ft x 8ft sizes that plywood and OSB come in. Being able to have one panel that goes from you bottom plates to your top plates is worth the additional cost!!!! I'm using 4ft x 9ft on my house.
The other advantage is there isn't anything loose at the bottom for air to get in through. With house wrap, I like to put it on before the soffits are built and then build the soffits over the wrap. This guarantees that no air or moisture can get it from the top. I've seen where it's put in after the soffits are built and you have that gap at the very top that you have to either tape up or hope for the best. At the bottom, it just hangs there or is held in place with staples or nails until the siding goes on, and then all that holds it in place is the siding. A strong wind will get in and up under the house wrap there. With Zip system, it's a solid seal!!!!
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fordmantpw
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I noticed that the other day. I was looking and thought 'hey, where's the seam?' That's when I realized the Zip boards came in 9' lengths to cover the entire wall without a seam.
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fordmantpw
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Kinda hard to see much from these pics (I should have taken some from outside), but here are a few shots of the framing. Trusses scheduled to be here on Wednesday!
rustyshakelford
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Looks good. Must be getting excited.
Brett
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fordmantpw
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Trusses showed up today! We've also got steps to the basement (my kids were super excited about this), and they poured the suspended concrete deck today (which I forgot to snap a pic of, but did get one of it formed up last night). They had to drill a few holes in the floor to push the 1/2" of water sitting on it down through. Hopefully it can stay dry until all the roof is on.
tow653
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Bet the trusses didn't travel far,Mid-Am Truss?
