Cork Insulation and Siding – I've never seen this!



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47 thoughts on “Cork Insulation and Siding – I've never seen this!”

  1. Aesthetic appeal is a subjective thing, but to me the appearance of that stuff is one (small) step above badly-weathered OSB.
    I'd hate to be a neighbor that had to look at that every day.
    If the price was decent I'd sure consider it for insulation UNDER a conventional siding, though.

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    BE SAFE FOLKS!!!
    PROTECT YOUR FAMILIES AND COWORKERS!!!
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  3. With the fastners being applied on both axis, but only two sides of each panel, how does the unfastened vertical (y axis) overlap seam stand up, or prevent lifting, in high winds?

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  4. Hi Matt, I have a question for you. Before your company turns over one of your custom builds to the homeowner do you personally do a walk-through and make note of everything that needs to be touched up, finished or replaced by your crew?

    The reason I ask is I just finished watching this video from Barton Jahn titled “What the Homebuyer Wants” and he said that in 30 years of working as a building manager for residential home builders in Southern California he has never once seen the Owner or President of the company come out to a site and personally do that – it was always left to someone else.

    Barton Jahn

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jALa9AsdjhU&t=48s

    I’m sure you have a team that does a walk-through at the end of a build as a quality check but if I were the owner of a construction company I would be curious to see if the punch list that I came up with after doing a walk-through matched or exceeded the punch list my team came up with. In other words, you’d be quality checking the quality checkers.

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  5. 6:23 doesnt cork dry out and become brittle if not exposed to moisture? I thought that's why wine is kept cork down, otherwise if the cork dries out it essentially disintegrates. I presume then this isnt a good fit for drier climates?

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  6. You could get a couple of 1×4 boards running from the bottom to the top to protect edges in wear and tear areas. These corner boards could be varnished pretty dark for a nice contrast

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  7. I'm interested in this because it seems non-toxic, long lasting, and acoustically good. I don't care about climate change theater of lies. I cannot help but wonder if the companies have stupid crap that makes them cost more for some dumb political lie… Being "good" in your purchasing always means expensive with surcharges. I actually don't believe something existing for the sake of existing HAS to be more expensive.

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  8. I'm sorry. This is just a dumb for an exterior use. Insects eating it, termites, stains from bird droppings, woodpeckers making holes, tree branches destroying it, high winds ripping it apart, kids destroying it…I can keep going. This might be good for use as a replacement for the foam layer attached to sheathing. I'm sure it has great sound proofing characteristics, but not as an external face.

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  9. Matt, I did a report for a company that supplied tree bark siding for the outside of houses. Once it was baked, it was not subject to insects. Once installed, it had a unique and very decorative look. It was also insulating and lasted a long time.

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  10. Cork is a wonderful material, mostly portuguese made, it's not overabundant, 100% natural, good thermal, acoustic and fire resistant properties. I would use it as ETICS material with external finish, not natural (the maker, Amorim Cork, has a special product for natural exterior finish, but those I have seen with some years on we're not to my satisfaction).

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  11. Would love to add this INSIDE my house on a few walls to improve insulation on a few south-facing rooms. Any thoughts on moisture barriers, etc?
    And any comments on how it works for sound deadening?

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