The recommended way of attaching ledgers to Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)

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It appears that our house's exterior walls were built using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). Some of the plans for our new house involve adding ledgers to these walls in some various ways:

  • exterior for a front porch
  • exterior for a roof for said porch
  • interior for a loft in the bedroom

I'm not clear as to how one needs to attach a ledger to such a structure. Are there clear methods for this? Particular fasteners? I'm not having much luck with googling this (perhaps because "SIP" isn't a term that's always used for this type of construction?)

Best Answer

DAGS for SIP ledger detail, e.g. http://www.extremepanel.com/Details/PDF/EP-120.pdf - if you have enough info about the house to know who made the panels, look for info specific to (or from) them, .vs. generic panel info.