May 25, 2023
Outie Window in Continuous Insulation: Weave It Into The Exterior Foam
Animated Details of Continuous Insulation
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A thermal break and solid backing puts the window on the outer face of a thick wall. Now, there's room on the inside window sill for cats and bowling trophies
An 'outie' window is one that is set…
How To Videos on Continuous Insulation
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A superinsulated sunroom might sound like an oxymoronic idea, but it is not. Just use triple glazed windows and thick foam over the wall framing and roof
This room will have ‘Outie’ windows,…
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Window banks need to line up neatly for the trim to work out. Foam walls add the extra possibility of compressing the backing. So there's that.
In the…
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Wide tape spans the many layers of a thick wall to make an airtight and watertight seal
Last week we showed how Synergy Construction…
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Windows cannot rest on the foam, so they hang from wood bucks
Now that the rough openings in the superinsulated sunroom are flashed, it’s time to set some windows. Because there are six…
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Offset the joints and seal the gaps to keep air leaks out of the thick walls
Last time on Superinsulated Sunroom, we set the windows to be flush with the not-yet-installed outer layer of foam…