{"id":1318,"date":"2020-09-16T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2021-06-06T22:01:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T02:01:18","slug":"rafter-sheathing-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/rafter-sheathing-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafter Sheathing Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today Ryan and I got one quarter of the rafter sheathing panels up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-ceiling-insulation-panels-started-scaled.jpeg\" title=\"First ceiling insulation panels started\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-ceiling-insulation-panels-started-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-ceiling-insulation-panels-started-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-ceiling-insulation-panels-started-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-ceiling-insulation-panels-started-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Each panel is attached with about four 3 1\/2 in. standard construction screws with special 1 1\/4 in. washers to give the screws better grip on the otherwise soft foam polyisocyanurate insulation boards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The foam boards overlap the Tyvek on the walls, providing a drip path all the way to the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ryan-applying-tape-on-the-seams-of-insulation-boards-in-the-ceiling-scaled.jpeg\" title=\"Ryan applying tape on the seams of insulation boards in the ceiling\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ryan-applying-tape-on-the-seams-of-insulation-boards-in-the-ceiling-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ryan-applying-tape-on-the-seams-of-insulation-boards-in-the-ceiling-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ryan-applying-tape-on-the-seams-of-insulation-boards-in-the-ceiling-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ryan-applying-tape-on-the-seams-of-insulation-boards-in-the-ceiling-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The tops of the sheathing boards are lined with foil to provide a radiant barrier and the seams are covered with a foil HVAC tape to avoid water, vapor and air infiltration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan volunteered to navigate the tight space above the ceiling to drive screws and apply tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-quarter-of-ceiling-insulation-panels-completed-scaled.jpeg\" title=\"First quarter of ceiling insulation panels completed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-quarter-of-ceiling-insulation-panels-completed-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-quarter-of-ceiling-insulation-panels-completed-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-quarter-of-ceiling-insulation-panels-completed-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/First-quarter-of-ceiling-insulation-panels-completed-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Though the boards fit together pretty well, the remaining small gaps between them and the rafters will be sealed up by closed cell spray foam from beneath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The space already feels and sounds different with the rafter sheathing up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Ryan and I got one quarter of the rafter sheathing panels up. The foam boards overlap the Tyvek on the walls, providing a drip path all the way to the floor. Ryan volunteered to navigate the tight space above the ceiling to drive screws and apply tape. 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