To avoid putting holes in the airtight Passive House shell, our electrical fixtures will be attached to the inside of the structural insulated panels (SIPs). Drywall will be screwed onto these two-inch thick furring strips, leaving a gap under the drywall for switch boxes and electrical conduit.
Category Archives: Framing – Glulams
Preparing our window openings
Second floor framing
Raining outside, framing inside
Building the South end window frame
The rough opening for the four Intus windows that will frame our Southern exposure.
West side brackets
Roof extensions
Completing a cathedral in the morning
With careful preparation and staging the day before, the final two of five glulams are set in place first thing in the morning. By 9 am we have a cathedral in the field.
Raising more beams
Raising the first glulam: June 26th
June 26, 2012. The team from Bill Stratton Building raised the first beam today. We were as excited as the children, walking under and around and contemplating this new dimensionality. Susan’s parents came over to see the progress. Today is Sally (Requa) Guthridge’s 73rd birthday.