This information can help clarify and answer question.
There are basically three choices for walls:
- Traditional stick frame -- Generally, contractors will only
be familiar with stick frame as an enclosure option. In stick
frame enclosures, the walls are built as if the timber frame were
just another stud.The walls are built with studs between the posts
or bents and the timber frame holds up the roof.
- Wrap and strap -- Many timber framers use a system called wrap
and strap, usually done on site by the timber framing crew with
rigid foam which uses less lumber and is more energy efficient
than traditional stick framed walls.
- Panels -- More and more timber framers are recommending the
use of enclosure panels to finish the enclosure. Panels are made
in the factory by laminating rigid foam to oriented strand board
(a new form of plywood) and other building materials to form a
sandwich panel. Panels can provide substantial energy advantages
compared to ordinary wood-framed walls.
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