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I am insulating the ceiling of an old building. This building was originally flat roofed. Later a 4/12 roof was built on top of the flat roof. The flat roof was covered with felt or membrane, tar and pea gravel. The pitched roof has tar paper and shingles. The question is...When insulating...

Im looking for suggestions for a sliding barn style door for a 10ftx10ft opening. Id like to keep the weight down. Im thinking of a wooden frame with metal siding. any thoughts? or experiences? The building is a 14x30 machine/wood shed, and I want one door, to cover one of the three bays at a...

That is very helpful. The autoshop side we dont plan on keeping as warm. The woodworking part..a bit warmer. I may go with a slightly smaller unit in autoshop, a bit more capacity in wood shop. thanks

I have no experience with radiant barriers, but I simply cut blue or pink board rigid insulation and placed it in the garage door sections. I believe it is rated at about R=5/inch depending in the product. I installed 2", the first layer snaps into place in your door panel, the second was...

I know heating a shop is the last thing on most peoples mind...in August, but Im in the process of building one and need to make some choices. The use of the shop is light auto work and more woodworking. The building is divided into two sections of 12x36 with 11 ft cieling height. I have...