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This may be old hat to many, but is new to me and I’d like to hear any comments. Instead of nailing the sheathing directly to the studs, attach some horizontal slats about 3/4″ X 1″ spaced a foot or so apart to the studs then nail the sheathing to the slats. The foam will fill in behind the studs giving a thermal break at that point.
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Larry, if you are going to do that, why not just nail 3/4" foam sheathing over the outside of your studs and reinforce the wall with metal wind bracing.
*David, that sounds good to me as long as the metal reinforcement would do the job as well as sheathing. I'm not in the trades, just checking into things for the next house I have built. Thanks, I'll look into this.
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This may be old hat to many, but is new to me and I'd like to hear any comments. Instead of nailing the sheathing directly to the studs, attach some horizontal slats about 3/4" X 1" spaced a foot or so apart to the studs then nail the sheathing to the slats. The foam will fill in behind the studs giving a thermal break at that point.