Many have probably heard of Canadian houses and SIP panels. But few people know what it is and what the advantages and characteristics they have?
Over the past few years, the construction of frame houses in Russia is gaining momentum. In our houses, according to Canadian technology, it began to be built recently, but in Canada and the USA this technology has been used for a very long time and is considered the most common in country construction. In our country, turnkey frame houses are an innovation that gradually becomes familiar, and already in many cities you can see the houses of frame and Canadian type.
In fact, the frame-chips and houses built using Canadian technology are not the same thing, although many for some reason confuse them or consider it identical. The construction technology, which is practiced in the USA and Canada, has many advantages, or rather, in houses built according to this type, because they are built from SIP panels.
The main advantages of buildings from SIP panels
– Great heat capacity. SIP panels is a wonderful energy -saving material that even with a very small thickness has excellent thermal insulation characteristics. The house built from this material retains heat for a very long time even if the heating is completely disconnected.
– High strength. Thanks to the connection in the form of the “spike-paz” SIP panels are very tightly fastened with each other, which significantly increases the strength of the building. The carcass of this structure is highly resistant to any loads provided from the environment.
– buildings built using this technology have a much smaller mass in comparison with brick, concrete and other heavy structures. Therefore, for such structures, a sufficiently fine -pounded foundation, which is much cheaper than a monolithic base for brick houses.
– speed and simplicity of installation work. Build a house from SIP panels much faster and easier than any other. The full completion of the construction of the average in size of the object takes no more than 2 months, and sometimes less.
– economy. Thanks to the excellent thermal insulation properties in the winter, you can save a good saving on gas consumption compared to any brick or block house.
There are practically no significant drawbacks of houses from SIP panels. Yes, they are less fireproof and not so durable. But this is only at first glance, in fact, thanks to special processing, such buildings have high fire protection and can serve for many years in almost any conditions.
Recently, Scandi panels have appeared on the market. This is the next round in the development of SIP panels. The Scandi panel is used from vapor -permeable insulation – extruded polystyrene foam. This guarantees excellent thermal protection and protects the structure from decay and the appearance of the fungus under the influence of moisture.