05-27-2009, 02:30 AM
John,
Thank you for the clarification on the IMP, I am familiar with the insulated metal panels.
With regards to the Castleblock, I was only aware of the heavy Castleblock, so I assumed that was what the contractor was talking about, however it could have been the light foam forms. My understanding is the house was a recent project of his. So I do not know for sure what the problem was with the difficultly in installing the electrical wiring, perhaps simply that it was something new and thus takes a little learning curve. Unfortunately he wants to charge the client for his team’s time to learn.
I was considering the rain screen for wood or light weight steel framing. It would be redundant to use rain screen if we were building with ICF, you didn’t mean redundant in all situations did you? If we were to use the Hardie panel with xtreme trim on the lower half of the structure then it seems important to use rain screen. Plus I am thinking of using corrugated, run horizontal for the second story with a minimal amount of trim, so for certain design criteria it is a great solution as you indicated.
We could use ICF on the first floor construction and I have thought about that, but would want to finish it with stucco. However I am not sure that is the best solution in such a rainy environment, or if our budget can handle the labor expense.
Interesting that you mentioned tropical modernist farmhouse... just a couple of days ago I re-drew the exterior elevations of our house using all vertical metal siding, as a second option. It feels more modernist farmhouse with this material.
Thanks again for your input!
Barbara Taylor
Hawaii Dreaming
Thank you for the clarification on the IMP, I am familiar with the insulated metal panels.
With regards to the Castleblock, I was only aware of the heavy Castleblock, so I assumed that was what the contractor was talking about, however it could have been the light foam forms. My understanding is the house was a recent project of his. So I do not know for sure what the problem was with the difficultly in installing the electrical wiring, perhaps simply that it was something new and thus takes a little learning curve. Unfortunately he wants to charge the client for his team’s time to learn.
I was considering the rain screen for wood or light weight steel framing. It would be redundant to use rain screen if we were building with ICF, you didn’t mean redundant in all situations did you? If we were to use the Hardie panel with xtreme trim on the lower half of the structure then it seems important to use rain screen. Plus I am thinking of using corrugated, run horizontal for the second story with a minimal amount of trim, so for certain design criteria it is a great solution as you indicated.
We could use ICF on the first floor construction and I have thought about that, but would want to finish it with stucco. However I am not sure that is the best solution in such a rainy environment, or if our budget can handle the labor expense.
Interesting that you mentioned tropical modernist farmhouse... just a couple of days ago I re-drew the exterior elevations of our house using all vertical metal siding, as a second option. It feels more modernist farmhouse with this material.
Thanks again for your input!
Barbara Taylor
Hawaii Dreaming
Hawaii Dreaming