Withstand earthquake, Hurricane? New Jersey Potholes? On a serious note, I think it would be good to use something like Tstuds The bridging through the wood studs is significant.
Thank you so much for this video! We are in the very early stages of building our tiny home and insulation has been a big concern of mine. I initially wanted spray foam but have heard about issues with moisture build up in the inside so we are now wanting to use the same product you showed us. Thanks again!!
Another great video. I like the opening graphics, and all production tricks. It looks like you got a great fit between the studs. I'm impressed that the Roxul batts would hold in the ceiling with just friction.
I love the binder clip for holding the mic. I use a binder clip as a money/card clip. It works so well regardless of how many cards/bills I carry. My wife made fun of me for a while. Now guess who uses one for their money and cards...
Help! We have a tiny home with 2x6 walls. We have extreme temperatures so to keep the heat out, we used reflective bubble wrap against the outer wall and R21 between that and our inner wall. We noticed moisture build up between the fiberglass and bubble wrap which is now ice. What did we do wrong? Should the bubble wrap be on the inside of the fiberglass leaving fiberglass contact against the wood exterior?
Hey Mike- bubble wrap is plastic. Plastic is generally bad news in cases like these. If you want to set up a recorded video consulting call, I’m available. Contact me direct at BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com
Awesome video! Did you place any insulation over the metal frame of the trailer? We are laying our subfloor directly on the frame, but we are considering sandwiching in rigid foam to provide some insulation where the metal frame members are. Thoughts?
Thanks! No, Bridgett, we preferred structural strength over insulation value AND the more we insulated past this point, the more we de-tuned our home’s need for conditioning from the machine that we’d have to buy to condition it. To learn a lot more: buildingperformanceworkshop.com/tinyspaces
Yes similar question: I'll watch the trailer video as well, but I'm trying to find a creative solution to this-- I'd love to know what ideas you and others may have for preventing thermal bridging-- ESPECIALLY for someone needing the extra inches of head room and therefore wanting to use the trailer design where the metal structure of your trailer doubles as your floor joists -- what creative solutions are there to somehow, after insulating in between the cross members, also put a layer (1" maybe) of rigid insulation or VIP down on top of those cross members, before the layer of plywood & all-- *without crushing* that layer of insulation beneath the weight of your house, thereby destroying the efficacy of said insulation (I imagine)? What have other folks out there come up with? I'd love to know! 1" or so of hempcrete perhaps? Best I've thought of so far 🤷🏻♀️
Nice video. If I didn't insulate the top of my roof with foam boards, should I leave an air gap between the bottom of the roof sheathing and the Rockwool insulation? I have 2x6 rafters and planning on using 2x6 Rockwool batts. I'm in climate zone 2
Thanks for the informative video! Quick question, when you said you were going to tape the edges of the foam box you made for the wheel well, is there a certain kind of tape your using? or just duct tape? Thanks again.
Yes, +Jason Winter, we do recommend a specific type- it's a European product called Tescon Vana, and it's rated for 100 years of airtightness. Serious stuff. Get it from foursevenfive.com
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Framing can also be thermally broken, this is how refrigerated trucks are manufactured.
Right on- consider that those trucks are often dealing with much higher temp differentials from all 6 directions, with no shade.
Withstand earthquake, Hurricane? New Jersey Potholes?
On a serious note, I think it would be good to use something like Tstuds The bridging through the wood studs is significant.
Thank you so much for this video! We are in the very early stages of building our tiny home and insulation has been a big concern of mine. I initially wanted spray foam but have heard about issues with moisture build up in the inside so we are now wanting to use the same product you showed us. Thanks again!!
+Tracy Smith so glad you enjoyed it! Hope you'll come see us on the tour sometime!
Another great video. I like the opening graphics, and all production tricks. It looks like you got a great fit between the studs. I'm impressed that the Roxul batts would hold in the ceiling with just friction.
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THANKS FOR THE LOVE, +Zach Fang !!!
I love the binder clip for holding the mic. I use a binder clip as a money/card clip. It works so well regardless of how many cards/bills I carry. My wife made fun of me for a while. Now guess who uses one for their money and cards...
Haha thanks
Help! We have a tiny home with 2x6 walls. We have extreme temperatures so to keep the heat out, we used reflective bubble wrap against the outer wall and R21 between that and our inner wall. We noticed moisture build up between the fiberglass and bubble wrap which is now ice. What did we do wrong? Should the bubble wrap be on the inside of the fiberglass leaving fiberglass contact against the wood exterior?
Hey Mike- bubble wrap is plastic. Plastic is generally bad news in cases like these. If you want to set up a recorded video consulting call, I’m available. Contact me direct at BuildingPerformanceWorkshop.com
what brand of fibrous insulation is this? thank you!
Rockwool
Awesome video! Did you place any insulation over the metal frame of the trailer? We are laying our subfloor directly on the frame, but we are considering sandwiching in rigid foam to provide some insulation where the metal frame members are. Thoughts?
Thanks! No, Bridgett, we preferred structural strength over insulation value AND the more we insulated past this point, the more we de-tuned our home’s need for conditioning from the machine that we’d have to buy to condition it. To learn a lot more:
buildingperformanceworkshop.com/tinyspaces
Yes similar question: I'll watch the trailer video as well, but I'm trying to find a creative solution to this--
I'd love to know what ideas you and others may have for preventing thermal bridging-- ESPECIALLY for someone needing the extra inches of head room and therefore wanting to use the trailer design where the metal structure of your trailer doubles as your floor joists -- what creative solutions are there to somehow, after insulating in between the cross members, also put a layer (1" maybe) of rigid insulation or VIP down on top of those cross members, before the layer of plywood & all-- *without crushing* that layer of insulation beneath the weight of your house, thereby destroying the efficacy of said insulation (I imagine)? What have other folks out there come up with? I'd love to know! 1" or so of hempcrete perhaps? Best I've thought of so far 🤷🏻♀️
Nice video. If I didn't insulate the top of my roof with foam boards, should I leave an air gap between the bottom of the roof sheathing and the Rockwool insulation? I have 2x6 rafters and planning on using 2x6 Rockwool batts. I'm in climate zone 2
That would be smart, yeah- lower the amount of heat blasting through via conduction
Thanks for the informative video! Quick question, when you said you were going to tape the edges of the foam box you made for the wheel well, is there a certain kind of tape your using? or just duct tape? Thanks again.
Yes, +Jason Winter, we do recommend a specific type- it's a European product called Tescon Vana, and it's rated for 100 years of airtightness. Serious stuff. Get it from foursevenfive.com
Did you frame around this rigid foam box? Or just lay plywood over it ?
+MrSteviewonder3 just plywood, it’s not holding up anything.
what spacing did you use for your studs.. 24"o.c.?
+Erok4B11 yep, and you can clearly see them all in the fastener lines in the siding!
How much foam did you use on the roof?
+59seank 1" of XPS for an extra R-5 continuous.