Premier Floors Manuel utilisateur
INSTALLATION
GUIDE
Suggested guidelines
for the preparation and
installation of Premier
Structural Insulated Panels
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Introduction
Premier Building System’s SIPs Installation
Guide has been divided into convenient sections
covering most aspects of PBS SIPs installation.
Designed for carpenters, framers, contractors
and do-it-yourselfers, the instructions and
detailed illustrations will give you the basics of
building with PBS SIPs at just a glance.
Premier’s SIPs installation techniques are
based on Premier Building Systems’ continuing
program of independent, third-party testing and
more than 30 years of fabrication, installation,
and innovation.
If you have questions about anything covered in
this installation guide, please call us and ask to
speak with a technical representative. A listing
of Premier’s office phone numbers appears in
the back of this guide.
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Table of Contents
PBS SIPs Tips .......................................... 4
Storage & Handling .................................. 6
Checklist of Tools ..................................... 7
Spline Connection .................................... 8
Lumber Connection .................................. 9
I-Joist Connection................................... 10
Panel Basics – Assembly ........................ 11
Fasteners ............................................. 12
Field Fabrication .................................... 12
Fabrication Rake/Gable Walls ................. 14
Floors.................................................... 15
Sill Plates .............................................. 18
Walls ..................................................... 20
Headers ................................................ 24
Intermediate Floors ................................ 26
Roofs .................................................... 28
Insul-lam ............................................... 32
Electrical ............................................... 33
Plumbing ............................................... 35
Shearwalls............................................. 36
R-Values ................................................ 37
Load Values .......................................... 38
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PBS SIPs Tips
• Project must meet local code.
• Confirm your installation date at least two
weeks prior to requesting on-site assistance.
• Schedule a preconstruction meeting with
your installation crew (concrete, plumbing,
electrical, siding, roofing, etc.).
• Inventory materials when you receive them.
• Check all SIPs for proper cuts and recesses.
• Double check SIPs sizes and compare to
shop drawings before installation.
• Engineered details take prescedence over
PBS details.
• PBS details regarding mastic and SIPs tape
need to be followed.
• Any changes required at the job site should
be communicated with the technical
representative.
• Make sure your foundation or floor is level
and square.
• Fabricate and pre-install dimensional or I-joist
spline material as specified.
• Review engineering for hold downs if
applicable.
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• Make sure to drill the top and bottom
plates for the vertical electrical chases in
the wall panels.
• Do not put plumbing inside SIPs.
• Do not cut the skins (OSB) for extra
electrical chases or plumbing.
• Do not pick up the SIPs by the edge of the
top skin.
• Remove debris from sill plate before you
place the SIP wall panel on it.
• Use mastic on all connections as shown in
the PBS details.
• Make sure that both of the wall SIPs skins
are bearing on the floor.
• Follow proper nailing requirements according
to details and job specific engineering.
• Plumb each SIP in each direction, then secure
with nails.
• Fill all voids with expanding foam.
• Do not apply interior or exterior materials
over wet SIPs.
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Storage & Handling
Your panels will usually arrive on a flatbed
truck. Depending on the site, panels should be
off-loaded to a clean, flat area with sufficient
maneuvering room. (A fork-lift will speed the
off-load process.)
Panels do not come in any particular order. This
allows for minimized shipping costs by taking
full advantage of the space available on the
truck. It is advisable to sort the panels as you
off load them. This process will require room to
shift and stack the panels accordingly.
Sort and stack all of the panels by panel ID
number and move them as close to their final
location as possible. Place at least three
stickers a maximum of 4’ on center (o.c.) under
the panel stacks to ensure that the panels
remain flat. The stickers should be a minimum
of 3 ½” wide.
Inventory the panels as you off-load them.
If one is missing or damaged call PBS
immediately. We will work to correct the
problem as soon as possible.
Remember, you are working with a wood product
that may swell after prolonged exposure to
moisture. Keep all panels and accessories
protected from the elements prior to installation.
If splines swell, installation may be hampered.
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Checklist of Tools
•One or two 29 oz. caulking guns
•Hand saw
•Pry bars
•Sledge hammers
•Mineral spirits
•String line
•Lifting eyebolts
•Lifting plates
•Framers square
•Loose 8d and 16d sinker nails
•Dunnage for supporting panels
•Expanding foam
•Fall arrest gear for roofs (if applicable)
•Chalk line
•Levels (4’ or longer)
•Two 5’–6’ 3/4” bar clamps
•Paint scrapers
•Ladders—step & extension
•Come-along with 2” trucking ratchet straps or
•A device similar to Jimmy’s Strapjack Panel
Puller for pulling panels together
•1/2” drill motor for 1 1/2” diameter
electrical chase holes
•1 1/2” x 12” auger bit
•1 or 2 3/8” drill motors
•Chain saw with 14”–16” bar and chain saw
guide for site fabrication
•One or two circular saws
•Power planer
•Foam Scoop and/or Avalon hot knife
•Bits for panel screws
•Nail gun or 1/2” crown staple gun
•Reciprocating saw
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Spline Connection
Depending on the load requirements and
application, Premier Panels are joined together
in one of three fashions: Premier spline (Type
‘S’ panel), lumber spline (double 2x or 3x, Type
‘L’ panel) or engineered I-joists (Type ‘l’ panel).
Premier splines – This is the most common
connection between Premier Panels. Splines
should be cut flush or slightly short (about
1/16”) of the foam in the panel ends. Parallel
3/16” beads of Premier Mastic are placed
approximately 1/4” from each of the spline
edges and along the foam-to-foam edges.
Premier Mastic is used on all wood-to-wood,
wood-to-foam, and foam-to-foam interfaces.
Once panels are in place, the splines are nailed
with 8d nails 6” o.c. or according to your shop
drawing nail pattern.
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Lumber Connection
Lumber spline –PBS panels are designed to
accept kiln dried lumber set into a standard
1 1/2” recess along the bottom, top, corners
and window openings of the panels. Simply
cut the plates to length, apply a 3/8” bead of
Premier Mastic between plys of the dimensional
spline and nail dimensional splines together.
Apply a 3/8” bead of Premier Mastic along
the sides and center of the recess, set the
lumber into the recesses and nail off through
the skins with 8d nails 6” o.c. or according
to your shop drawings. The lumber should
remain flush with the edges of OSB. If your
lumber has swelled, it may be necessary
to chamfer and trim the piece so it will fit
properly. Always dry fit the dimensional
lumber before applying Premier Mastic.
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I-Joist Connection
I-Joists – These are mainly used in roof and
floor connections. Premier Mastic is applied
to the outer edges of the flanges prior to
placement in the panel recess. Expanding foam
is applied on both sides of the web to ensure a
proper seal with the panel.
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