Recent content by BobotheMonkey

If the vent baffles go all the way to the peak, you should be good. You are going to lose heat through convection either way. The more I learned about insulation, the more I found that fiberglass kind of *****. Foam board and spray foam are the best options, but you have to work with what you...

I have always found this funny as well. On a 15 amp circuit, they are limited. The only real difference is how they heat. A heater with only radiant heat and no fan, will really be better if you are close to it. The ones with fans are better in a larger room. You do essentially get the same heat...

I guess I'm not sure it was asked, but what type of insulation? Assuming fiberglass or blown cellulose. Both have wind washing issues. Is the attic area ventilated where the wind will do this, or totally enclosed? Are you covering with drywall or unfinished OSB? Especially since you have one...

A lot of this depends on design. I did the same thing and was hoping for some kind of a blanket answer. I use a 20K BTU electric heater to heat my 24x40x10 garage in western WI. Its perfectly capable above 0 and doesn't take more than an hour or so to heat up from 40. My garage has r-19 walls...

I was in the same boat when I built my garage in WI. I came across insulated pex tubing. It is basically bubble wrap around the pex in a corrugated tube. Insulation really only slows heat transfer, so I am not 100% if it will work or not. I contacted the company and they told me it should not...