Don t worry we will tie the roof down better in a later step.
Rigid insulation timber frame roof.
On top of the ice and water shield we start framing out a cavitiy to hold insulation.
Dense pack cellulose dense pack cellulose insulation is the most eco friendly insulation and is made up primarily of recycled paper fiber usually post consumer waste.
The basic steps for my project were.
You only insulate over the interior of the cabin all the overhangs are left free of insulation.
However it can be done from the roof side at the time you replace your asphalt or cedar roof with a new aluminum metal roof.
Xtratherm thin r is a quality rigid pir insulation board suitable for application in the walls floors and roof spaces of timber frame houses.
The plan to finish my timber frame roof.
Eaves and rakes overhangs are then floated on top of the foam resulting in zero thermal bridging.
If you have an existing log or timber framed home adding insulation and ventilation can be a major challenge and expense due to demolition costs.
Finally insulation is added to the wall cavities.
This insulation surpasses the values required by current building regulations and is notoriously used in zero carbon fabric and passive house standard timber frame homes.
This saves money and time.
In a cathedral ceiling design such as is common with exposed timbered roof systems certain roof coverings notably wood shingles or shakes standing seam metal tile and asphalt shingles perform best when the underside of the roof deck is adequately ventilated.
Decking covered with roof guard polyiso rigid insulation strapping to hold it down 8 inch screws followed by 5 8 sheathing cold roof design and.
Build a box around the timber frame air water seal it and then add exterior insulation to completely cover the box.
Most building professionals recommend that you vent your roof when using rigid foam insulation as do almost all sip manufacturers.
When the rafters are exposed such as in timber frame houses this technique is not.
Euroclass a1 fire rated.