insulation of arched steel building

autoclassicnut · Apr 8, 2011

I've been asked to show how I insulated my arched steel building by a few members here and I'm finally getting to it...Here's the pins used to connect the insulation to the ceiling. They screw on to the existing bolts showing on the inside of the building. Then the insulation is pressed through the pin and the washer is screwed on the pin to hold it up. Sorry about the blurry bolt picture... you get the idea.

autoclassicnut · Apr 8, 2011

Here's the rolls, and the holder I made.

autoclassicnut · Apr 8, 2011

Bought my scaffolding, so made the holder to sit right off the end using part of a extra panel. That way I could pull it out like toilet paper.

autoclassicnut · Apr 8, 2011

here's showing how thin this stuff is... and some of it along the edge of the framed in sidewalls. This stuff takes time, but I did it by myself last fall.

dahur · Apr 9, 2011

How well does the insulation work, being thin like that?
Do you think it was expensive?

autoclassicnut · Apr 9, 2011

It works great! Workable in winter without a heater(yet) and last fall on hot August nights, it was cooler by about 20 - 30 degrees. It was < $1000 But I did only the ceiling... I framed in the sidewalls and end walls and used 2 x 6's with batt insulation.

NUTTSGT · Apr 9, 2011

I've heard that stuff works good, what's the R-value of that stuff?

autoclassicnut · Apr 10, 2011

All info is here... (no i'm not affiliated with this company in any way, and am not getting a kickback either) I wish I was...LOL

http://www.insulation4less.com/

Farmshop · Mar 14, 2012

autoclassicnut said:
I've been asked to show how I insulated my arched steel building by a few members here and I'm finally getting to it...Here's the pins used to connect the insulation to the ceiling. They screw on to the existing bolts showing on the inside of the building. Then the insulation is pressed through the pin and the washer is screwed on the pin to hold it up. Sorry about the blurry bolt picture... you get the idea.

Where did you get the pins and what length did you use/
I have the same type building and also have that insulation to put up.
Thks,
Wayne

Farmshop · Mar 14, 2012

Where did you get the pins and what length did you use/
I have the same type building and also have that insulation to put up.
Thks,
Wayne

New guy, doubled up!

autoclassicnut · Mar 14, 2012

It was form the building sales people... americandurospan.com They might be called something different now as it was 2 years since I bought pins for the building... they are great to work with.

Lt1 · Aug 5, 2016

How many of these pins are needed, they come either 250, 500, or 1000 per box.

autoclassicnut · Aug 5, 2016

enough to cover one every foot or so..., at least that is how i figured it ... depends on the weight of the insulation.

JoeB929 · May 2, 2020

I too have an arched steel building and have recently built 2x6 framed walls along the long sides with the intention of using Fiberglass Batt in the framed walls. I'm using the reflective foil above the framed wall, but was wondering if you think covering the metal all the way to the floor with reflective foil will be beneficial, or a waste of time and money? My 2x6 framed wall is 5 and 1/2" away from the baseplate to create an air gap. How is your arrangement working out after the years with it?

autoclassicnut · May 21, 2020

Works great I heat it all winter with a wood pellet stove and sometimes it got -20 degrees … so the 2x6 framed walls with the 6" insulation nd he reflective foil on ceiling is good enough for me. kept it a comfortable 55 to 60 all winter

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