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:
-
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.
- 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. Valubuild 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, ESR-1006 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 caps, 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 9 1/2" or 11 7/8" TJI-beam floor joists, 3/4" tongue & groove OSB sub floor decking, Timber Strand rim board, rim wrap, sub-floor 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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