Serious protection for weather-wise homes

Typically installed over wood or insulating sheathing, and under siding or other exterior covering, PINKWRAP® surrounds your home with a protective barrier to help seal out energy-robbing leaks and drafts (air infiltration). Working hand-in-hand with insulation, which traps air in tiny pockets to slow the transfer of heat (thermal control), PINKWRAP functions like a windbreaker layered over a thick sweater to keep your home comfortable and energy efficient throughout the year.

 

What is OSB?

Oriented strand board (OSB) is a performance-rated structural panel engineered for uniformity, strength, versatility and workability. It is utilized internationally in a wide array of applications including commercial and residential construction and renovation, packaging/crating, furniture and shelving, and do-it-yourself projects.
Because it is engineered, OSB can be custom manufactured to meet specific requirements in thickness, density, panel size, surface texture, strength, and rigidity. This engineering process makes OSB the most widely accepted and preferred structural panel among architects, specifiers and contractors.
This engineering process makes OSB the most widely accepted and preferred structural panel among architects, specifiers and contractors.

 

Why you should be leery of changing your stock plan.

At one, large on your lot builder, they allow the client to make changes to stock plans. Sounds easy right? Moving walls around required that we needed someone to run the cad software to make the change. That person should have a comprehension of building, framing plumbing etc… He is but one of many things that can, have and could go wrong.

A client wants 42’’ cabs in the master bath. Standard are 36’’. Sells person orders them, adds it to the home change order. Sells person/not trained to change plan cad operator, shows 42’’ cabs on blueprints. Cabinet people send out cabinets but no one informed the electrician. Plug outlets are too low, you know the ones you plug your hair dryer into or electric toothbrush. Trim carpenters shows up and starts to set cabinets. Has to end his day when he discovers that the outlets are to low. A delay occurs and it might be several days before electrician can make it back out. Delays occur; client is paying interest on loan. Electrician makes change. Trim carpenters fit it back into his schedule which may take several days because he has several homes he is doing. Because the electrician has made a change, the electrical inspector may require a re-inspection. This will cost additional money. Not much, but it adds up. Sometimes it is passed along to the electrician, home owner or the builder would pick up the “tab”. Next the mirror and wire shelving people show up. Nobody informed them of the taller cabs and guess what? The mirror is too big and can’t be used in the master bath. Wire shelving/mirror installers contractor can’t finish his job and has to stop work, order new mirror, wait a few days for it to be delivered and then get back out to the home which may take a few more days. All the while the interest on the home is ticking daily. So this simple illustration demonstrates why the consumer should be cautious about making changes to a home you are about to order.