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Anybody have trouble either getting cell phone signal or wireless internet signal in these buildings? My signal strength drops dramatically when I get into the garage....which is about 35 feet from the wireless router. Anyone know of a solution? Do they make signal boosters? Worse case is...

Putting in a drywall ceiling can add a lot of weight. 600 square feet of 5/8 drywall is about 1300 lbs by itself. I am in the same situation....I don't want to add a lot of weight. 3/8" drywall will add 900 pounds for the whole ceiling (650 sq. ft.), and my posts/trusses are 8' oc (I have...

It has a ridge vent running the length of the roof. I will add soffit vents to help bring in fresh air.

I think I'm going to just try and build a ceiling. Right now all I have are the trusses going across at 8' oc. I don't know if it will hold the weight of 3/8 or 1/2 inch drywall under.....guess I'll have to call someone to check it out. I'm thinking a 16" oc 2x4s that would "connect" truss...

The foil foam is sandwiched in between the metal roof/walls and the wood. Kind of like a "steel building" with the plastic covered insulation. I may rigid foam the top and fiberglass the walls. I don't know what to do with the ridge vent though....

here are a couple of pics of what I'm dealing with. I was going to frame the walls in and fill the space with insulation rolls.

Trusses are 8' oc. Rafters look about 1.5-2 feet apart. Existing reflective foam is about a quarter inch thick. Will the area around the outer steel wall need to breathe at all? I'll do whatever I need to do to avoid condensation I don't know the R value of the reflective foam....I don't...

I have a 20x34 pole barn that has reflective foam insulation clamped in between the purlins and the metal exterior wall. The very top of the gable roof does have a ridge vent, and there is one eave on the long side of the building (is not vented). I am looking to maybe adding more insulation...