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After further research, I think I am going to give the Rockwool ROCKWOOL Comfortbatt R- 23.0 (24" on centers) a try. I like the idea of the being moisture resistant, fire-resistant, sound dampening (since my detached garage is in the middle of a neihborhood), and much easier to install.

For the attic space, I am venting out at top at the top ridge. A vented closure strip was installed. I am not spray foaming the roof deck. The only thing on the underside of the roof metal will be the Dripstop lining. The insulation will rest on top of my ceiling at the bottom of the attic.

That looks great. What about condensation between your metal and your batting? Was hoping to have a vapor barrier and air gap between the insulation and the dripstop metal so that it can vent the built up moisture. I even thought about doing 1" of foam board to build a 1/2" to 1" gap from the...

It is the same on my roof. I have a vented soffit and a vented ridge cap, so I am going to be installing eve vents, a vapor barrier, install a metal ceiling and have blown in insulation for the ceiling.

Dripstop is an anti-condensation vapor barrier and grey felt lining applied on the back side of the metal sheathing. Some of the photos, there is house wrap between the framing and the Dripstop. That is when they were accidently putting up metal without dripstop. However, when they put up the...

I’ve tried to search other posts here and elsewhere for the answers, but some things that make my situation unique is that I have Dripstop on the side walls (most Dripstop installation is only on the roof) and I have commercial girting where the 2x6 is laid sideways instead of the broadside...