I’ll try my best to answer your questions. Yes! I built a 3x3.5m SIPs shed over the last few months. Should DPC be used between the bottom plate of a SIPs build, or if not, where else?Īlso, if anyone has any plans or Sketchup models they can share, I would love to see! However, water got into it and sat between it and the floor. My logic was it would stop moisture coming upwards into the building. I'm wondering which parts of the build would benefit from using DPC? I made the mistake with my last build of building a deck-like frame for the base which was great, but then covering the whole thing in some plastic sheeting. Membranes/Damp Proofing - I plan to cover the outside of the OSB in a membrane.Floor/base - Has anyone had any experience with using SIPs as a flooring/base material? I was considering building a timber frame the same as I did with my old shed, then putting some insulation and sheet material in it, then building the SIPs panels on top, but I'm wondering if I could use them as a floor and base a frame around them?.But what kind of things have people used for 'bottom-plates'? Is it necessary to have a plate UNDER this too? Base/top plates - I understand that a lot of the places that sell the kits sell 'splines' that are basically mini SIPs panels that go between, to help with thermal bridging etc.Or do they cut a wedge into the top plate and then rest the panels slanted onto that? Any ideas on how they are fixed down? Do they physically cut the SIPs to have a slope at the top? That seems unlikely. NO pitch to them what-so-ever OR the DIY builds that DO have a pitch, I cannot seem to work out how they are doing it. ![]() ![]() But I noticed that a lot of the kits have a completely FLAT roof, i.e. Roofing Pitch - All of the SIPs sheds I've seen advertised as a package or something someone has built all have an EPDM rubber roof, which is great, definitely the way to go.Looking into it, SIPs look like a great option and something I could definitely handle, but I'm getting a bit stuck on a few things in my research: I build a timber frame ~4.5x3.5m workshop/shed in our previous house and now we've moved I'm looking for ways to do a smaller version (probably aiming for 3.6m sq.) in this new garden. Does anyone have any experience building a shed or garden building from SIPs?
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