Premier manual Intermediate Floors

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Intermediate Floors

Cut your panel top plate to be continuous over the opening and at least 1’ past each end of the opening and 1’ from any panel joint. Install the top plate into the panel recess and over the header. Nail the top plate to the Insul-Beam II first with 2 16d nails 12” o.c. Nail the panel skins on either side of the header to the top plate first then down the sides of the panels along the Insul-Beam II.

Fur out both sides of the Insul-Beam II with 7/16” sheathing to match the thickness of the panels, keeping the sheathing flush with the top of the top plate.

Intermediate Floors

Platform Framing

In typical platform framing, the rim is placed on top of the panel, flush to the exterior, and the joists are placed on top of the panel.

(Floor joists can be either engineered wood or dimensional lumber. For more information, refer to the “Floor” section of this guide and the PBS detail section of our website at www.pbssips.com)

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Contents installation guide Introduction Table of Contents PBS SIPs Tips Do not put plumbing inside SIPs Fill all voids with expanding foamStorage & Handling Checklist of Tools Spline Connection Lumber Connection I-JoistConnection Panel Basics - Assembly Fasteners Field FabricationPage Field Fabrication Rake/Gable Walls Floors Page PANEL TIP Stagger your panel placement with two panels on one side of the beam, four panels on the other side, and four back on the first side of the beam. This will help your beam stay straight Sill Plates Page Walls STEP 2. LAYOUT TRANSFER STEP 3. PANEL TILTSTEP 4. ADJACENT PANEL STEP 5. FASTENING STEP 6. TOP PLATEHeaders Page Intermediate Floors Page Roofs On the Ground Lifting PanelsPage Page Insul-Lam Electrical Where walls terminate against a panel you can drill at the horizontal electricalPlumbing Shearwalls Premier Panel R-Values Panel Core Panel Core Panel Span ft Panel Core Panel Core Panel Core Panel Core Load Chart Header Header Premier Insul-BeamIIHeader Loads Load ChartNo. of Panel Panel Minimum Speed Pressure Chart 1 ofLoad Chart 12 Wind Speed Pressure Chart 2 ofLoad Chart 12 Wind Page SOUTHWEST REGIONAL FIELD OFFICES NORTHWEST4609 70th Ave. East Fife, WA 3434 W. Papago St. Phoenix, AZ