Recent content by The Fallis

So I bought this house 2 years ago and have been sucking it up with no REAL heat or insulation. Sealed up the garage so i can at least retain heat for the occasional weekend I need it for. Found a deal for a 20' Gordon Ray Radiant Tube heater i am trying to pick-up. its 150,000 BTU so I should...

luckily it is a detached garage so I'm not very worried regarding the fire issue. Also the entire interior will be sheet rock. to prevent that as well.

There are two types they offer for pickup - Small cubes in 2"-4" squares and shredded. I would only use the shredded of course for smaller voids. if blown in with pressure I'm thinking it would tight pack fairly well. all up for debate. I believe I am going to attempt... the ceiling at least...

Interesting Firebrick. That thought had crossed my mind for a mesh area somewhere for escaping air but never contemplated the entire sheet. Then although I'd then be concerned with water / humidity getting in through that side... Suppose I could lay plastic after. I'm still unsure of the R...

Location is just north of Detroit, MI. So we have some nice cold winters ahead. As stated I'm purely looking for R Value. Looks as if they laid the framework and then a thick black plastic liner from top to bottom for the sides. Screwed the exterior siding (1/2" ply with design on outside) over...

So I just recently bought a home. Which means a new garage (to me) aka project time to get it up to par. its come a long way from the shape it was in but there is a lot to do still. Currently trying to insulate for the winter on the cheap as other projects have all the budget currently...