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Comments (27)Whitecat8---I scan my orchids everyday, searching for spikes---but as a continuing project I pick up every plant on a bench or two and look them over for fungus, mites and foreign plants growing in the same pot---doesn't take too long, just long enough to relieve my stress and relax me R.R.V. stands for red river valley---made the cross 5-7 years ago--gave the pod to jem to grow out and sell----imperial pileatums are pileatums with any amount of red in the flower--I've heard talk of making them their own catagory of catasetum---so the flowers should be somewhat cup shaped and red--the flatter and redder the cup the better there are crosses between cyc and clo that might suit your request,(barthiorum or cooperi X rebecca northen mmmmmmm) they do grow smaller, but remember cyc,ctsm,clo all have a huge variance in light. They can grow in very shady conditions to (I've seen both in the jungle) exposed to full sun on the top of a dead palm tree I know the common knowledge of more sun female less sun male, but I stopped buying that one a while ago-the mythbuster in me just knows its more complex that that--other factors definitly come into play---besides a female (red) pileatum would have a long list of great males to play with---it just boggles the imagination Scott--I don't know why they do that, a very healthy psudeobulb- just decides to give up the ghost and move on to the great garden in the sky--a few of mine did the same to me this year--...See MoreZIP insulation board or foil board?
Comments (15)ODB or plywood have been the standard exterior wall sheathing materials for more years than you or I have been on this earth! They are the simplest and best way to resist seismic and wind shear forces in framed walls (when constructed with proper connections). In Oklahoma, tornados can create a lot of uplift forces and, thus, you will want a foundation, wall and roof design and connection that are resistant to thise forces. That means continuous rigid sheathing such as OSB or plywood. important. If it was my house I would use: 1) 2X6 studs with dense pack cellouse insulation; 2) house wrap; 3) minimum of 1" XPS rigid insulation with taped joints (or 2-1" insulation panels with overlapping joints; 4) brick and masonry ties; 5) drainage space; 6) brick or stone masonry finish materials. Proper sealing at all plate lines, corners and openings is essential. Your footing will need to have a brick ledge formed in it to receive and carry the brick/stone masonry. There's lot of good details on how to do this, such as: http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/profiles/etw-charlotte-profile?topic=doctypes/enclosures-that-work/etw-building-profiles This is an article from "Enclosures That Work" from buildingscience.com which is a good resource to bookmark and study. Good luck with your project....See MoreZip Wall Prices
Comments (3)Builder Rebate on first time builders use of Zip Wall Systems and Advantech flooring ... $3 per sheet http://www.advantechperforms.com/getting-started/rebates-incentives.aspx http://www.advantechperforms.com/rebatefaqs.aspx And just for an FYI ... LP TechShield (radiant barrier) as well as TopNotch 350, and FlameBlock all have rebates from $1.50 - $3.00 per sheet. http://www.lpcorp.com/LP_Products/Roofs/TechShield_Radiant_Barrier/Product_Resources/ http://www.advantechperforms.com/rebatefaqs.aspx And, you can get 2 squares of the Typar brand roof underlayment for FREE !! - http://fiberweb.typar.com/FreeSurround/. You can also get free marketing/advertising brochures and stuff from them about their house wrap ... http://www.typar.com/builder/programs/index.html?bl=main-builderPrograms&it=main-builderPrograms...See MoreRigid foam vs zip R new build?
Comments (46)Zip+Rx is a great idea but applying it directly to studs with no other sheathing can make for a weak structure that can rack with high winds or simply movement over time resulting in various interior deformities including nail pops, sheetrock seams opening up, gaps between trim & sheetrock, etc. To avoid these problems it should be used similar to other exterior foam where structural sheathing is applied (ideally plywood but second best is OSB) and then ZIP+Rx is applied over that. That is where there would be a dew point issue. As with traditional exterior foam - if you do any exterior foam then you need to do enough so that the dew point (the most inward dew point that will exist) is fully in the foam and not in the structure as otherwise the dew point will at times be at the structural sheathing resulting in it getting wet. For example, I believe for us the farthest inward dew point is R-13 so you'd need to add at least R5 foam on the structural sheathing before applying the Zip+R9. If Zip+Rx is used as structural sheathing (which I would not do) then I wouldn't think there would be any concerns about dew point because it will always fall either within the ZIP product or in the stud system. If there is enough air moving through the wall cavities to create moisture problems then the ZIP system has not been installed correctly....See MoreEpiarch Designs
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