Recent content by mrbreeze71

Thanks y'all for the tips. Sounds like part of my weekend agenda.

Thanks for the thoughts. I'll have to get with the builder and sort it out. As I think about how it was installed... There was a vapor barrier over the sand, then the rebar and 4" of concrete. The drain is in the middle, through the vapor barrier (I think) with drain pipe below the concrete...

Yes it goes all of the way back to the drain

Question for the group. I had a 36x50 built last year, overall turned out great. I had a floor drain put in the cement floor and 4" corrugated pipe stubbed out the side of the building for me to run to a drainage area. To my surprise, I started to trench that in and I see that it is...

Did you finish off with OSB, metal or drywall over the batts, or just leave the batts exposed?

Thanks for the tips. Maybe you can clear up a little confusion... I've seen some say that you should go "over" the purlins to leave an air space between the foam board and the housewrap/steel. That of course would be a 1.5" air space. I don't know what the theory is there. Some say a thermal...

Hi Group- My barn is a 36' X 50' x 12' pole type building with metal siding and roof. Side wall posts 8' centers. The entire building is covered with Kimberley Clark "Block-It" housewrap. The use of the building is mainly shop, not every day. Not looking for man-cave, or to heat it to 80...