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Posted by Gus on July 24, 2006, 10:47 am
arw01 wrote:
> > > Do you have something against manufactured SIPS?
> >
> > No. I've just heard they're very expensive.
> >
> > JP
>
> I think quite the contrary, I looked VERY hard at using them for a new
> shop that goes up in about 3 more weeks.
>
> After you factor in the labor savings since they go up so fast, the
> superior insulation qualities, and that you can just paint the inside
> in some locals, or put drywall on if that's required, you are pretty
> much done.
>
> Locally I could NOT find a builder that knew what i was talking about,
> and especially one that would build with them. I received 4 quotes
> from manufactures, not one of them had a builder in my area.
>
> I also wrote the www.sips.org, and never heard from a builder.
>
In New Jersey, at Bull's Island Recreation area, they built a new
Visitor Center from SIPS a couple of years ago.
Perhaps you could find out what builder they used?
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