Recent content by ratrodder123

Thank you for all the help guys, I'm gonna clean up/treat the mold, seal it up with drylock and commence with the foamboard plan. I too believe its a condensation/temperature related moisture problem. This summer I will have to address the outside as my thin budget allows, hopefully gas wont go...

There is one wall that gets a few 2'x1' moist spots on it this time of year. The wall is completly above ground and exposed to the weather. I think its just normal blead through from it being so wet outside, it only happens in the winter. The garage was originally constructed in the early...

Well, I started this thread in the heating and ac forum but havent gotten any further direction, maybe someone here can help me out. Bear with me.. I have a block wall garage in pennsylvania. I put plastic up on the walls and studed with 2x4's. The 2x4's are not very far off the wall (1/4" at...

Can I put up plastic sheeting on my garage ceiling joists to keep out any moisture and cold air from the roof vents and then install foil faced foam board to help hold heat in when running a heater out there. The actual roof deck is 12" or more from the ceiling joists.

Well, now all the plastic is coming down. I found a spot of mold. So now I'm pretty much screwed. I am going to cut down all of it. Now what are my options? Put foam board between each stud (the thin stuff that is folded up and I think used for siding underlayment), rolled insulation, plastic...

Thanks for the info guys, after some research and talking to some people I agree that right now the best way to do this would have been foam board insulation, stud the wall, insulate, vapor barrier, drywall. With this garage im gonna keep on with how I did it. The garage will only be heated a...

hey guys! i have a old concrete block garage that i am insulating and my question is this. i put up plastic sheeting against the block, studded my walls and then put up faced insulation. will i have moisture issues in the insulation? the garage will only get heated when i am going to work in it...