Log and Timber Home Living

(Pre-)Cut Above the Rest

In construction, structural insulated panels (SIPs) and timber frame homes are a bit of a power couple. The two mirror and reinforce each other’s strengths, from their sustainability to the swiftness with which they come together due to precision manufacturing.

The composition varies by manufacturer, but generally, a SIP is a solid core of insulation sandwiched between two layers of oriented strand board (OSB). Other materials used in

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