Premier manual 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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