R-Tight Panel

PO Box 700
Jeffersonville, VT 05464-0700

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Stress Skin Panels for Timber Frame and Structural Insulated Panel Homes.  
PANEL INSTALLATION GUIDE TOC > BEFORE YOU START > WALL PANELS > DON'T OVERNAIL

How to Work with Wall Panels

Don’t over-nail your panels! The heads of your nails should just depress the OSB so the top of the nail head is flush with the outside OSB. Be careful not to compress the foam insulation and reduce panel thickness, especially at your corners.

Figure 10a. Cut your panel edge angles with circular saw beam-cutter attachment

Figure 10b. Drill for nails, then pre-nail your panels on the ground to control nail spacing and angles - proper nail control prevents damage to your timbers

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