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Mon, Sep 5, 11 at 22:46
| We took the plunge and ripped all the vinyl siding off our house (another, looooong story) and while replacing some of the cedar shakes that were original, we removed some over the door and discovered nailed to the house's sheathing the original "tag" of the homebuilder! It says "Peaseway Homes". I've tried to find some information about them online, but all I've come across is that they are prefabricated houses (similar to a sears house), postwar and have a different kind of framing called "stress skin panels" with plywood instead of drywall finishing the inside (which is one of my favorite things!). Anyway, I'm super intrigued if anyone has any info on Peaseway Homes, I'm also a little concerned since I don't understand what stress skin panels are but it seems that the plywood is structural, and three rooms of our house have had the plywood replaced with drywall. We are hoping to add a large dormer addition eventually and now I'm also wondering if a "modular" built home can support it, given their unique building techniques.
Anyway know about these houses? Our whole neighborhood was clearly built by the same builder (with extras and additions here and there). On the whole they seem sensational quality, with poured concrete basements and wide oak flooring. I'll try to post a picture soon of the tag I found, it was so cool! |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Tue, Sep 6, 11 at 9:52
| Stress skin system is an engineered wall/ceiling/roof construction method that can do away with some heavier timbers because the skin of the house is configured to be load bearing by the use of plywood (and other measures, because it's an engineered _system_) Essentially the walls (and perhaps ceilings and roof planes) are box beams. Or something like that. The degree to which the idea was carried out would determine how deleterious it was to remove the plywood. If the plywood was part of the system, then it was a bad move to remove it and replace w/drywall. I would think that the plywood would have been glued on with great care, as a panel adhesive is calculated into the engineering equations just as the grade of plywood and the nailing schedule. It should have been a major PITA to remove that plywood, if it were part of the support scheme. Casey |
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