PorterSIPs Structural Insulated Panels


General Specifications Code Listing by NTA Transverse Roof & Floor Panel Load Charts Transverse & Axial Wall Load Charts Racking Load Charts Header Load Charts Fire Ratings Energy Efficiency Commercial Applications Institutional Applications Residential Applications	HVAC ducts are placed in the stick-built parts of the PorterSIPs home	General Type "A" SIP Panel 38-001 Panel to Panel w/2x Lumber 38-102 Panel to Panel Corner 38-103 Panel to Panel Floor Joist 38-104 Panel to Panel w/Insul Spline 38-106 Panel on Slab 38-201 Bearing Wall to Joist Multi-Story 38-203 Panel on Sub Floor 38-204 Roof to Wall Beveled Seat 38-301 Roof to Wall Canted Plate 38-302 Roof Ridge w/Solid Blocking 38-303 Cantilever Roof Ridge w/Solid Blocking 38-304 Roof Ridge Connection w/EPS insert 38-306 Roof Eave on Pitched Roof 38-307 Roof to Wall on Gable Roof 38-308 Framed Roof Eave 38-309 Roof Valley Connection 38-310 Roof to Wall 38-311 Roof Ridge w/o Solid Blocking 38-312 Single Plate Insulated Headers 38-501 Double Plate Insulated Headers 38-502 Reinforcement of Field-Cut Wall Openings 38-503 Framed Roof Penetration 38-504 Unframed Roof Penetration 38-505
Transporting SIPs Lifting & Rigging SIP Recommended Tools Accessories Storing SIPs on Site SIP Panel Numbering Installing 1st & 2nd Panels Field Cutting SIPs Installing SIPs Headers Installing SIPs Sill Plates Drawing Panels Together SIPs Moisture Protection SIPs Temperature Warning SIPs Wiring Considerations SIPs Plumbing Considerations SIPs HVAC Considerations
	In the event plumbing or HVAC ductwork is to be run along a SIP wall, a chase can be built that will both conceal and protect the run. See drawing 38-701. Wherever possible, ductwork can be routed through the stick-built (interior) sections of the home. To help prevent, and to reduce the rate of spread of, fire, the inside surface of SIP panels, which face living areas, must have ½" or thicker gypsum board OR equivalent installed. Code requires a 15 minute thermal barrier on the inside surface of panels in residential structures. Local code requirements vary and may require additional fire prevention measures. W.H. Porter, Inc. also manufactures a one-hour rated panel which carries the UL Classification Mark and is listed as Design Co. U532. This panel is a 6 1/2" (5 7/16" EPS core), Type A ( 7/16" OSB face both sides).

PorterSIPs by PorterCorp 4240 N. 136th Ave. Holland, MI 49424 800.354.7721

In the event plumbing or HVAC ductwork is to be run along a SIP wall, a chase can be built that will both conceal and protect the run. See drawing 38-701. Wherever possible, ductwork can be routed through the stick-built (interior) sections of the home.

W.H. Porter, Inc. also manufactures a one-hour rated panel which carries the UL Classification Mark and is listed as Design Co. U532. This panel is a 6 1/2" (5 7/16" EPS core), Type A ( 7/16" OSB face both sides).