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Imagine saving thousands building your own home
with one of our panelized housing kits.
Imagine assembling
your new home building kit in about 3 to 4 days.
Even the novice handyman will be able to build the home of their
dreams with our affordable and easy to assemble home kit packages.
Our quality home kits are manufactured with SIPs (An acronym for
Structural Insulated Panels), a factory manufactured wall system
that replaces standard stick framing and batt insulation with
a solid one piece wall section composed of two sheets of OSB (Oriented
Strand Board) that has been adhesively welded to a thick rigid
core of EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) foam insulation. Our panelized
homes are far superior to any building materials used to build
homes today. Our panel homes are stronger, easier to build and
are more energy efficient than stick built homes. Structural insulated
panel kits are far superior to modular homes, manufactured homes,
and mobile homes. Our home kits can be finished to look like log
homes and are much easier to build and better insulated. You can
also use our system for almost any commercial building. Our prefabricated
buildings are strong, simple to build, energy efficient and top
quality. We are very proud of our homes, and we know that you
will be proud of yours. We have worked hard to provide you with
the most complete dry-in home kit shell package available in the
marketplace today.
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
The EPS foam core provides shear strength, while the exterior
skins of OSB provide tensile and compressive strength. As compared
to an I-beam, the panel skins are analogous to the flanges, while
the core is its web. The completed panels offer the utmost in
R-value, fire resistance, and ease of construction. They are the
key structural component in "one-piece" construction,
which is significantly stronger than similarly configured stick-built
structures.
The advantages of using SIPs are many:
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Simplifies construction: SIPs
integrate structure with insulation. The frame of the home and
the thermal envelope are one and the same.
- Reduced labor costs: SIPs
can be erected by novice crews and do it yourself builders.
Each 4 foot by 8 foot panel weighs only 125 lbs, so no crane
is required. Average erection time for exterior wall panels
is usually half a day for a 3-man crew for the average 1500-2000
sq. ft. home.
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Flexibility in design: There
are fewer restrictions to design and more choices to customize.
From the simple cabin to a complex castle. Our panels are also
available in 9', 10', & 12' heights, so we can easily convert
your existing plans, or even convert a custom designed layout
to our superior building system.
- Easy to finish: The OSB
surface provides a sturdy and continuous nail and screw base
to which exterior and interior finishing materials can easily
be attached.
- Easy to wire: Pre-cut
electrical chases are built into every panel so that the wiring
of the outer walls can be easily done.
- Superior strength: Monolithic
shell can withstand seismic and hurricane forces better than
any stick built design.
- Superior Comfort: Panel
homes are quieter and cleaner. The thick solid insulation reduces
noise and dust infiltration.
- Reduced energy use: By
virtue of its solid walls and monolithic construction, over
2000 linear feet of cracks normally found in the walls of the
average stick built home are eliminated. Heating and air conditioning
costs can be reduced by 50%-60% over the life of the home. Ameripanel
is a partner in the EPA's ENERGY STAR® Homes Program.
- High in Quality: SIP walls
are straight and flat with no bulging framing members. This
is virtually impossible to achieve with old-fashioned stick
framing.
- Code compliant: Our home
kits are in compliance with the following building authorities:
- BOCA
- SBCCI
- CABO
- UBC
- IRC
- IBC
NER-467 (National Evaluation Report) and ICBO PFC-6054 reports
are available with the above code information.
SIPs adhere to all of the requirements of the current APA Plywood
Design Specifications.
Our kits are VA and FHA Approved and are listed with Federal
HUD nationwide
About EPS
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) has proven to be the most cost-effective
panel core insulation material available. EPS has the highest
R-value per dollar invested. Its R-value per inch is much higher
than fiberglass or cellulose insulations. "R" means
resistance to heat flow. The higher the R-value, the greater the
insulating power. EPS is also physically stable, unlike fiberglass
or cellulose, which tend to settle with time, creating voids and
many thermal breaks. Unlike most insulation products, the R-value
of EPS increases as the temperature drops. EPS is an inert, organic,
recyclable material. It contains no CFC's, HCFC's, or HFC's, will
not rot, is resistant to mildew, and provides no food value to
animals (including rodents).
Our Underwriter's Lab report shows that our modified (M) Arco
EPS (expanded polystyrene) exhibits a flame spread of 5. The BOCA
Code allows 75. EPS exhibited a smoke developed rating of 55 to
175. The BOCA Code allows 450.
About OSB
Oriented strand board (OSB), first developed in the 1980's, is
a wood panel that has been "engineered to perform" for
housing and construction. OSB is not chipboard, flakeboard, particleboard,
or aspenite. It has been specifically designed to be the most
dependable, versatile, and environmentally efficient wood panel
on the market today. OSB uses only freshly harvested trees from
sustainable fast growing forests or tree farms. The trees are
processed into precise strands averaging 4 inches long and 1 inch
wide. The strands are oriented length-wise on the exterior and
cross-aligned on the interior. The alternating layers are then
bonded with resins under high heat and pressure. The resulting
product is very strong and uniform and shares many of the same
properties as plywood. Because of its great versatility and performance,
we have chosen OSB in all areas of our homes where strength, stiffness,
and durability are required.
Roof Sheathing
Uniformly sound and extra rigid, OSB roof sheathing handles snow
and wind loads with ease.
Sub floor
OSB Tongue and Groove sub floor sheeting provides a strong rigid
and impact-resistant platform for underlayment, carpet, tiles,
or whatever type of flooring you install.
Part of the  ®
Framing System
Engineered wood Tongue & Groove I-joists with OSB webs provide
a high quality support system that minimizes deflection and eliminates
floor squeaking. It's actually stronger than a floor system of
2x12s because all the natural weak spots in wood are engineered
out of it. It doesn't twist, warp, shrink, crack, creak, or settle.
All of our home packages include:
1. SIP wall system
Includes all panels 4' x 8' x 6½" (R 25 solid - R38
batt equivalent insulation), thermal connector splines, top &
bottom track, 1" x 6½" OSB top cap, headers, trimmers and kings, end plates,
panel adhesive, low expansion foam sealant, panel screws, framing nails and fasteners.
2. Sub-floor Support system
- Sill sealer
- Treated sill plates
- Center support beam
- Support posts
3. Sub-floor system
Includes all heavy-duty 11 7/8" TJI-beam floor joists, 3/4"
tongue & groove OSB sub floor decking, Timber Strand rim board,
rim wrap, subfloor adhesive, , framing nails and fasteners.
4.  engineered
pre-fabricated roof system.
Includes all clear span "Energy Heel" roof trusses with 18" overhangs, gable ends, truss spacers, hurricane clips, 5/8" OSB roof sheathing, ½” OSB gable cladding, drip edge, roof vents, 30-lb. roofing felt, fascia board, soffit nailer, bracing, plastic cap roofing nails, roof framing nails, clips and fasteners.
5. Panel installation tools
- Lifetime warranty on SIPs wall system.
- Lifetime warranty on
- Standard 20 year warranty on engineered
roof system. (lifetime warranty*)
* Certain conditions apply (Please ask a
representative for details).
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