Monday, June 11, 2012

Metal Studs and Sheathing vs. Insulated Metal Panel as Substrate for Metal Skin


From Madeline Smith, HOLT cost estimator extraordinaire:

Both systems have metal studs or CFMF, so on top of that, typically we would have sheathing, a weather barrier, and to compare equals, 3" of polyiso rigid insulation.  This wall assembly costs around $6/SF (plus the CFMF).

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The metal panel Mike, Centria Rep, introduced as a substitute is $11/SF (http://www.centria.com/wallpanels/Pages/InsulatedCompositeBackup.aspx).