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28x32 Garage Ceiling Insulation for MN Winter

JohnnyBGood

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Hello! This is my first post. I've enjoyed the forum immensely and I am learning a lot! Thank you for having me! With the long MN winter hanging over my head, I want to make my garage as usable as possible during the cold season to continue on numerous projects I have going.

I have a 28x32 garage with 10 foot ceilings. I have started to finish out the ceiling but need some advice on insulation. I have 2x4 trusses that are spaced 24 inches. I use them for storage of lighter things such as sleds, lawn mower bagger, etc. I have started to put up the vapor barrier and hang sheet rock, and had a 60K BTU Reznor hanging heater installed yesterday, in the corner, at a 45 degree angle. It's time to start insulation.

My question is, with the fact that I have 2x4 trusses, do I put up the vapor barrier, and then throw R-30 to R-38 unfaced batts on top of that in between the trusses? Or do I need to do R-13 to fill the cavity of the truss, then put R-30 batts on top of that running perpendicular? How could I accomplish this while still being able to have an access to the "attic" for light storage? Would I simply omit the R-30 batts in the areas that I would like to have storage?

Let me know if my rambling doesn't make any sense. Thanks in advance!
 
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kTHREE

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Do you plan on finishing/painting your garage?
A good coat of paint is an effective moisture barrier/retardant.
With that being said, I've never seen a MN garage attic with a traditional poly vapor barrier when the attic/overhead was not being used as a conditioned living space.

What I did was create a chipboard platform in the center for storage with unfaced rolls underneath, then added 2' walls around it, the rest was blown in insulation on top of my unfaced rolls.
 
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JohnnyBGood

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Eventually it will be finished and painted. My father in law is a contractor and highly recommended the poly vapor barrier.
 
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