Tropicals & Tender Perennials: A Cool House for my Brugs, 1 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
Well Dolly... you seem to have some great help there... so.. you're using the existing wood frames... just a thought... on these.. when screwing them to the wood... this company had a plastic washer to spread the load os secureing it.. called wind-devils they are in the catalog... might be some useful items there.. like a foam electric knife.. if you are cutting into it.. as well as a foam adheasive... a bit better then the construction adheasive.. although requiring a bit more work.. .everything you might possibly use to build in foam is in their catalog
http://www.wind-lock.com/cat-19-1-1/EIFS_Stucco_Stone_Veneer...
they will also send you a hard copy version f you'd like.. and can wait for it before beginning..
most of their applications use a thinner foam.. attached all over to asecure soild backing of plywoood or masonary fully behing the foam.. I use a thicker foam... and always have a metal edge on and place wherethe foam is joind to another pannel although when I'm connecting one bit of foam to another.. both between the metal. I'll just glue them and slide them both together..
I've extencive foam construction experience... starting in carving/coating it some 40 years ago..in art projects... [ did I mention the 40' long carved cloud bank... that was my bathroom..sink/tub/kitchen sink much like many of the Mardi Gras floats are made now] but if you keep the edges secure... and provide a support in multiple places .. to keep it ridgid and unmoving.. you should be OK... any time you start using a material in an unconventional manner... you're pioneering new territory... and have to do the engineering to go along with the forces it will hopefully endure..
OH.. I'l love to find you in Mamou... if I can make some headway.. it's slightly possible...
All the best .. Gordon