{"id":985,"date":"2017-05-08T14:14:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T14:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=985"},"modified":"2018-01-17T15:34:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T15:34:45","slug":"huber-zip-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/huber-zip-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Huber ZIP System\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huber ZIP System\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been watching the progress of a small house going up in the neighborhood. They are using the ZIP System\u00ae from Huber Engineered Woods. So we did some research on the product.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1135\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/arlington_new_house-9.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1135 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/arlington_new_house-9.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The new house has a roof and exterior walls using Huber Zip System\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/arlington_new_house-9.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/arlington_new_house-9.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/arlington_new_house-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/arlington_new_house-9.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new house has a roof and exterior walls using Huber Zip System<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Huber\u2019s website says; \u201cIt\u2019s a one-of-a-kind structural roof and wall system with a built-in energy-efficient barrier that keeps moisture out and reduces air leakage, while still allowing panels to properly dry.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-989\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-989 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/zip.jpg?resize=500%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Huber ZIP System\u00ae\" width=\"500\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/zip.jpg?resize=500%2C302&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/zip.jpg?resize=768%2C464&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/zip.jpg?resize=1024%2C618&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/zip.jpg?w=1456&amp;ssl=1 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huber ZIP System\u00ae Panels and Tape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zip System is a strong, durable engineered wood product with a built-in vapor permeable water-resistive barrier with an insulated layer. So, basically, it is the OSB sheathing with the water vapor coating already on it. It sounds like it makes a cozy, less drafty house.<\/p>\n<p>It looks super easy and fast to use.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Install the panels.<\/li>\n<li>Tape the seams.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You choose from three panel thicknesses that can be used for walls, ceilings and roofs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Green panels are 7\/16&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Sienna panels are 1\/2&#8243; and 5\/8&#8243;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They say it installs 40% faster than using traditional housewrap.<\/p>\n<p>Faster, easier, lower labor, airtight and water proof\u2026 the advantages seem clear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">More about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/new-small-house\/\">New Small House they are building near us &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huber ZIP System\u00ae We\u2019ve been watching the progress of a small house going up in the neighborhood. They are using the ZIP System\u00ae from Huber Engineered Woods. So we did some research on the product. Huber\u2019s website says; \u201cIt\u2019s a one-of-a-kind structural roof and wall&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/huber-zip-system\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/featured_image-zip.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":991,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/new-small-house\/","url_meta":{"origin":985,"position":0},"title":"New Small House","author":"Carla","date":"May 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"We\u2019ve been following the progress of a new small house someone is building in our neighborhood. 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This example was just listed on Facebook Marketplace. It is an example of what the builder is able to do. 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