Framing a house: So how do you improve upon something that has been done for thousands of years?

Man has been building homes for since be beginning. Sod homes, log cabins, brick homes, concrete, tabby, single wide, double wide, manufactured and on and on. Always improving upon this technique time and time again. When it comes to the most current way of framing a house currently how do you maximized the insulation value? How do you rid the home as much draft and heat/cooling loss as possible?  Although relatively new in technique it still is not code for most of the US if at all (I have not checked codes of the US, but know its not code for our county).

The pictures posted show how you can simply increase the ‘R’ value of the walls. This also will reduce the amount of wood that is used in the framing of the home.

This is not rocket science and does not require special training by your Framer, but, a Framer who knows how to apply the best techniques to your home.  I was fortunate in that my Framer Buddy Meadows and his crew at Yadkin Builders put this in place. Buddy prides himself on being able to put the bet quality work into a project. He states “this will be the standard and code in 10 years”, and that would be the case especially for where we live.

The pictures below show how insulation can be maximized while at the same time the low value insulating wood will be minimized. This is critical with corners, walls, and doors that attach to exterior walls.

In addition to the best techniques being applied, Buddy’s crew was able to do a first rate job. They were diligent in doing thing right. What does that mean exactly? It means buying the best materials and choosing every piece of lumber board by board. And, when some of the boards that warp even after being installed, taking them out and replacing them with straight ones. This also means Buddy consulted with an Engineer on how everything comes together. Because of this diligence we now have an extra 1000+ square feet of potential build out space on our second floor.

Overall I am so very impressed with the work that Buddy and his crew have done. They are quality individuals that have worked hard and done a great job.

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