JohnnyBGood
New member
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!
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!