Foam Siding Insulation With Nail Strips

The studs conduct more heat than the insulation between them.

Foam siding insulation with nail strips.

Pft is a manufacturer of foam insulation products for home exterior siding applications and is the inventor of insulated vinyl siding. We knew we had to use the 76 series smartside product for the 24 inch centers. Gypsum sheathing with a combined thickness up to 4 inches thick the foam sheathing and other non nailable substrates do not have nail holding capacity. We had hoped to use 1 5 to 2 inches of eps rigid foam to the exterior of the sheathing then 3 4 inch x 4 inch plywood furring strips then lp smartside lap siding.

Insulated foam sheets are also used as an insulated sheathing underlayment for exterior siding. This detail is used with both new construction and also with renovation work. The panels provide a continuous energy efficient surface. Furring should be installed completely around doors windows and other openings at all corners and at the top and bottom of the area to be.

This eliminates thermal bridging which is the energy lost through wall studs. Wood strips are installed with masonry nails over the masonry area to be sided. So technically speaking you can t nail through or even use 2 in. I m looking to attach vinyl siding to 1x4 furring strips over 2 1 2 foam.

Of foam and you can t use furring strips which are not a flat solid surface without voiding the warranty. For nearly 25 years pft s insulation solutions have made homes energy efficient durable and comfortable. Given the beefiness of their headlok fasteners i m going to say that one end of that spectrum is serious overkill vs the other. Over masonry sub surface 1 in.

Horizontal siding strips should be installed vertically on 12 in. Then i discovered that lp s installation instructions specify 1 5 inch x. Their table suggests that vinyl attached to furring strips over 1 of foam is the same as cementious siding over 4 of foam. On center that were fastened to the underlying studs.

Below are some of the design details along with the benefits. That said i ve nailed vinyl to furring strips set 24 in. We re building a new home sw virginia with 2x6 studs on 24 inch centers. When applying james hardie siding to furring strips which is applied on foam sheathing or other non nailable substrates e g.