Sip Roof Design

Faster installation and reduced labour.

Sip roof design.

The reduced zone required for a sip roof system typically 150mm or 175mm optimises space standards and glulam ridge beams and purlins can be left exposed to create a feature beam. The pitch of the roof is very low only 1 2 inch in 12 and the metal roofing has been applied directly over the sips with no air channel beneath the roofing for ventilation. Building owners benefit from healthier comfortable structures with reduced utility costs. Matt melton lives in central washington state in a 3 year old house with a roof made of structural insulated panels sips that are 12 1 4 inches thick.

Sips eco panel roof panels can be used with the sip panel wall system or on its own with other constructions brick and block timber frame. What you see on the outside is what you truly get on the inside for vaulted space. The best way to take advantage of sips inherent benefits is to design a cathedral ceiling into a building with a pitched roof. Non vented roof and ceiling insulation is critical to energy efficient building design.

Sip insulation exceeds the current building regulation requirements on its own. They can be used as the roof structure itself or used to clad and insulate other roof structures oak trusses steel etc. As a leader in the sips industry premier sips are proud to be at the forefront of residential commercial industrial high performance building envelope systems. Sipco roof systems can be installed quickly and enable the property to be made weather tight much quicker than if traditional attic trusses were to be used.

Architects are gaining design flexibility and environmental product benefits. Structural insulated roof panels are versatile in that they can be added onto masonry icf timber lgsf steel and portal frames. Sips structural insulated panels for roofs extreme s sip roofs allow for design flexibility and can create unique spaces. Sips are fabricated using timber from sustainable sources.

Sip roofs do not require support trusses leaving clear warm habitable roof spaces. The versatility is endless. Product facts details flat ceilings ideal for flat big box store or green roofs. Structural design and construction sips behave similarly to a wide flange steel column in that the foam core acts as the web and the sheathing responds as the flanges.

We re happy to quote on any sip roof projects. Under axial loads the sheathing responds similarly to a slender column and the foam core acts as continuous bracing preventing the panels from buckling. Thermapan roof sips are an increasingly popular option for home cottage and commercial construction. Offsite fabrication reduces waste.