Rooftop Insulation with Hunter Panels

On todays video we’re going to show you my next Monopoly framed house with a few new details that make it easier AND less expensive to build a super insulated house!

Huge thanks to our Show sponsors Polywall, Huber, Dorken Delta, Prosoco, Rockwool & Viewrail for helping to make these videos possible! These are all trusted companies that Matt has worked with for years and trusts their products in the homes he builds. We would highly encourage you to check out their websites for more info.

[rcsmith]

Matt, big fan of your channel. One thing I would love to see are cross-section detail drawings showing exactly what you are talking about for us visual learners. Cross-sections of your walls, roofs, and the wall/roof union of your monopoly framing.

[ejvaz]

My wife and I recently bought a 50 year old home. It really breathes which I don’t like after seeing your videos. I wish I could seal it completely but I don’t have a setup where I could bring fresh air, on our terms, inside. This is really helping me though to think of the small things I can tighten up and also considerations as we are saving, long term, to build our own home.

[johnwhite]

matt you REALLY need to discuss the details re soffit air intake into that Hunter panel and ridge venting as well as how to attach roofing material-metal OR shingles -also please clarify -did you run brown zip on roof first (ie under first layer of foam ? otherwise how do you achieve air seal on the deck ?

[brainwater]

I really enjoy Matt's videos, even though I'm not remotely related to the building industry, I just find them quite interesting.

[MrBboy]

I use to watch “this old house” and similar shows on TV all the time. I would say to myself, man that’s the guy I want to build a house for me. Now, I want you to build a house for me!

[chuckdoucet]

Matt Risinger always delivering the best videos!

[paulsouth]

That is the hard nail to hit . House design and construction that lasts for 150+ yrs . That is the true 'green '

[ftblplar]

I've been watching Matt's videos for a while now. As a Mechanical Engineer, I love his theories and craftsmanship. Sound principles, beautiful work.

I'll also use this as my chance to say....
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:) Thank you, keep being awesome and have a great day!!

[waltruben]

Building with these Hunter panels in my Nexcem ICF home… great to see the video.

[markb]

Matt, Really have been enjoying your videos and sharing of knowledge. One of you last comments on building houses to last potentially centuries is really what builders should be trying to achieve. In traveling Europe, I looked at many houses and buildings that had been built centuries before. Keep up the great work.

[DisneyFansFamilyGuide]

When we move to Texas, I'm going to look you up, because I want you to build our dream home!!! Love your attention to detail! Love your vids!!

[dlg]

Excellent! This is the only way to go if you want an heirloom home that will be supremely comfortable to live in and last for generations with little maint. That's exactly what I want so I'll definitely use this framing/insulating technique when I get around to building my dream home for retirement. I'm considering retiring to the Austin area, so maybe you can even build it for me, although I plan to do a lot of the work myself. Unfortunately, I'm not retiring for at least a decade so hopefully you haven't retired by then!

[rosscoep]

Matt, you need to write a book. So many videos and information over the past 10 years, I can't keep it organized.

[georgemichaels]

I did several projects with 3 in. Foam and a sealed air gap and then 2 in foam. Finished with 2 sided radiant barrier with proper air gap and celetex ceiling tiles for an R 100 insulation in the ceiling and r75 in the walls. PCH( Pacific Coast highway) traffic with motorcycles and busses going by 75 ft away. No sound from traffic or jets overhead through the ceiling or walls.Customers did not need to use a/c during the summer. Just a fan. Even with the sun beating on the outside wall.

[saticharlie]

I did a «perfect wall in my cabin» : sheating is a permeable wood fiber board (R4) and i have a rigid foam layer (R9) with the air-water barrier membrane already glue to it. Technically, it is R13, but even if it is not finish with no inside insulation, everybody is surprise by how warm it is (ans silent). A lot of folks were telling me i was crazy (what no vapor barrier???), i will just put R13 inside, in de 2x4 frame (that are inside the timber-frame) with no vapor-barrier, only rockwool + gypse panel, so the beautiful timber frame will still be visible. So the total is R26, but R26 with R13 of rigid «outsulation» is really not the same as R23 with only insulation inside. Thanks to Matt, i was new to construction and i started with something close his Houston house...

[walterconstructionsolution]

I like your videos! I’ve learned a lot from them and I’ll be using a lot of your advice when I build my house next year. I’m a contractor here in Tennessee. I’m surprised your fasting the metal to the plywood. I’ve been doing metal roofs here for the last 12 years or so and we always install 1x4’s first. It’s amazing the pullout strength difference in screwing into plywood versus 1x4’s. We’ve had to do a lot of repairs on other roofers roof installs who just fasten to plywood. What I’ve seen happen a lot is the screws start walking out after 2-5 years. Have you had a problems with that Matt?

[hotrodpaully]

" it was cold this morning when I got up 36 degrees...." Lmao that t-shirt weather for us in the north

[zachpertee]

Really appreciate your videos! My truss manufacturer messed up our trusses on a current home addition (the sales rep didn't send our blueprints to their engineering department & just decided to wing it...) and as a result our fascia on the addition is 13 inches lower than existing house. We're currently in the process of cutting off our overhangs & installing rafters over existing roof. Along the way I'm having my framers insulate the roof as well. I wasn't sure if I was putting together a good plan or not, but based on your videos it looks like I'm essentially doing insulated monopoly framing with overhangs.

[kaleign]

Really nice explanations with references to past techniques and how you've improved this approach with experience! Great video.

[danslickers]

Matt I am so grateful that you made this channel and share your knowledge. I have learned many things that I never gave much thought to before.
I really like this roof system. But on top of your stick down layer still needs to have something on it before the metal. The rain screen Brillo pad wounded fine. Without it the metal will still burn the stick down layer.
Remember the other brand that said it was good up to some crazy temperature but when you went back to fix something on the roof and pulled a piece up it was burnt and dried up because the metal was right on the peel and stick.
Hope to here back from you.