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Posted by creative1985@gmail.com on June 27, 2008, 11:53 am
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> > > > Wife and I completed a small 20x20 cottage,
> > > > using 2x4's walls stuffed with fiber glass.
> > > > The BC bc calls for the equivalent of 2x6 walls
> > > > stuffed with fiber glass so we're upgrading the
> > > > walls by applying 1.5" SM then covering that
> > > > with simple white vinyl siding, that is most heat
> > > > reflective.
> > > > So wife goes to our local building supplier - who
> > > > are really nice people - to get some plain old
> > > > white vinyl siding, a no brainer, we thought.
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> > > > They only had a few 100 sq. ft in stock so she
> > > > bought what they had, and we installed it in a
> > > > jiffy, but they said we'll have more tomorrow.
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> > > > In goes wife to get more, of the same product
> > > > code, however, it's 5" and the original stuff is
> > > > 4". Apparently the store only stocks 5" as std,
> > > > but we got 4", if you are confused that's good.
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> > > > So the next thing is the store had to place a
> > > > special order of 4", deliver it to us and pick
> > > > up the 5", which they did, all's well now.....
> > > > I guess.
> > > > Ken
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> > > Plain white? =A0Well, *there* is the problem. =A0Had you wanted Mocha=
Frost or
> > > Peach Fizzle or Orange-Blossom Bubbles, in the faux Alligator Foot te=
xture
> > > or faux Silk Pajama texture or whatever, they'd have had piles of the
> > > stuff. =A0But Plain White? =A0Oy Vey!!! =A0You're lucky they still ma=
ke it!
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> > My friend who just built a house used "plain white" with green
> > shutters. =A0He thought it was "classic" and "clean". =A0I think the
> > builder got a good price on it because no one else wanted it. =A0I thin=
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> > it would be great for some homes, but not this one. =A0But I keep my
> > mouth shut.
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> The extra SM + plain white is the most energy
> efficient/economical combination we have.
> The a/c costs were too high - and unnecessary -
> with a brown building. The solar heat acquired
> from a dark colored building in the winter was low
> because the sun is quite low and we're shaded.
> The decision was pragmatic.
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> As usual, appearance will be improved with the
> usual foliage.
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You did good, now make the roof either white or reflective and you'll
be starting to get a foothold on the thing.
When you mention 4" & 5" I hope you really mean DOUBLE 4 or 5.
That is, TWO laps per panel.
Run chalklines to keep everything level and true.
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