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bdub
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We built our own home in the Texas panhandle in '85 w 2x6 - 16oc exterior
walls. Only cost the equivilent of another top plate. We did have to cut
our own studs but wasn't that big a deal. Mill work was diy also. Again,
no biggie when you diy. It was worth every penny in energy savings.
No waves on our 2x4 - 24oc roof trusses either. Sheathed w 1x12 lumber.
bdub
On Jan 8, 2014 9:45 AM, "Kerry Pinkerton" <Pinkertonk@mchsi.com> wrote:
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> Wife and I BUILT our Alabama home in 84. We did about 90-95% of all work
> ourselves. 2x6 studs were not available at the time and neither was
> millwork (doors/windows) sized for the deeper walls. The additional cost
> would have been considerable and the payback was in the order of 25 years
> so we went with 2x4's on 16" with a good R-Max sheathing and put R54
> insulation in the ceiling. Now 2x6 studs and millwork are more common down
> here but the payback is still WAAAAAY out there.
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> Studs on 24 is legal down here because we basically have no snow load to
> worry about and if the house gets hit by a tornado it won't care anyway.
> The main problem with 24" OC is that sheathing can get wavy and may show
> up if you have siding. The norm in construction however is 2x4 studs 16"
> OC. Frequently on even high end houses with trusses on 24s (the norm here
> because of the lack of snow load), you can see the droop in the OSB between
> trusses.
> --
> Kerry Pinkerton
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> North Alabama, near Huntsville,
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> 77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being re-bodied as
> an Art Deco car hauler
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