Thursday, October 31, 2013

More insulation

LH found a source on Craigslist for some low priced Polyisocyanurate insulation for the walls and roof of the tiny house. "Polyiso" is the highest quality, highest R-value, and usually most expensive type of rigid foam, as faithful readers will no doubt recall from a previous post. So I drove north almost 60 miles to Xenia, Ohio and met Joe, who helped me load (with a forklift) the truck to a record breaking height.

The top of the stack was about 2' higher than the cab of the truck, and I was worried the wind might want to remove those top layers, so I used 6 ratcheting tie-down straps over the top of the stack and cranked them to within an inch of their life, and made it home with no problem. Before tightening the straps however, I first placed a 3/8" sheet of plywood (with duct tape on its edges to keep the straps from fraying) on the top of the pile to prevent the straps from crushing the foam insulation.
Now, like everything else, it's all stored in the barn (many thanks, Marsha!) awaiting the arrival of the trailer, and then the construction of the shell.

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