Assembly work starts at the sub-floor with the installation of the sill members. These come drilled & half-lapped at all crossings to establish the perimeter of the frame and to act as a guide for the positioning of the foundation anchor bolts which continue up into the bottom of the wall staves.

Once the sill timbers & the foundation bolting has been co-ordinated, the lower Stavebolt connectors are threaded over the ends of the projecting foundation bolts, followed by the positioning of the wall posts or staves over this hardware. Hidden stitch bolts lock the bottom of the posts into the Stavebolts, effecting a strong yet malleable union with your foundation.

The structural insulated panels or SIP's are then slipped vertically into position over the splines which are attached to the edges of the exposed wall staves. Subsequently, the wall plate is positioned over the threaded rods projecting from the 2^nd Stavebolt located in the tops of the posts. When all panels & plates are properly fastened, the result is a very effective shear-wall system. Panel openings (cuts) for doors and windows may be precut before SIP insertion or afterwards, depending on schedule or builders preference.

Truss assemblies, including scissor units for cathedral area, dropped lower chords for ceilinged areas over bathrooms etc, and gable trusses for the outboard gable walls, are designed to be pre-assembled on the ground before hoisting. These trusses are designed to slip over the threaded rods extending from the Stavebolts in the top of the wall posts, thus preventing uplift. Roof SIP's span from truss to truss to complete the structural lockup & insulation.