Hi Everyone, I have been reading through a lot of postings and might I say wow, some of you have got some amazing garages! I am going to be moving into a new house in a month that has a 40x40 metal red steel building on the property. They did not insulate it when they installed it. I know the proper way is to get vinyl faced fiberglass rolls and put it in under the sheeting. Well it is already built and I really don't feeling like removing all the sheeting and adding it in.
Spray foam? I would loved to do a few inches of closed cell spray foam but I haven't got 12k cash laying around.
So here is where I am at. I like the idea of finishing the building and either drywalling or using OSB to sheet the inside. I recently scored 3100 sqft of R30 kraft faced fiberglass insulation 2x4ft batts from Lowes on clearance for 16 cents a sqft. The price was too good to pass up. I couldn't say no. $505 for enough R30 to do the walls and the roof. Probably a little overkill but hey, the price was right!
Now here is my plan Stud out the front of the perlins an additional 2" on 2 ft centers to make room for the R30 and hang drywall or OSB. I was planning on putting plastic sheeting between the OSB and the insulation to form a vapor barrier. The red steel beam that runs through the center I was planning on wrapping with Foil backed duct insulation to keep it from being a thermal bridge.
Couple questions for anyone who can help.
Is the plastic sheeting for a vapor barrier between the interior sheeting and the insulation the right place for it?
Should I sell off the ridge vent?
With Shopping around on Craigslist for the rest of the materials I can make this happen for around $1800-$2000 total cost and have the entire show well insulated and finished inside.
Here is the building.
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Spray foam? I would loved to do a few inches of closed cell spray foam but I haven't got 12k cash laying around.
So here is where I am at. I like the idea of finishing the building and either drywalling or using OSB to sheet the inside. I recently scored 3100 sqft of R30 kraft faced fiberglass insulation 2x4ft batts from Lowes on clearance for 16 cents a sqft. The price was too good to pass up. I couldn't say no. $505 for enough R30 to do the walls and the roof. Probably a little overkill but hey, the price was right!
Now here is my plan Stud out the front of the perlins an additional 2" on 2 ft centers to make room for the R30 and hang drywall or OSB. I was planning on putting plastic sheeting between the OSB and the insulation to form a vapor barrier. The red steel beam that runs through the center I was planning on wrapping with Foil backed duct insulation to keep it from being a thermal bridge.
Couple questions for anyone who can help.
Is the plastic sheeting for a vapor barrier between the interior sheeting and the insulation the right place for it?
Should I sell off the ridge vent?
With Shopping around on Craigslist for the rest of the materials I can make this happen for around $1800-$2000 total cost and have the entire show well insulated and finished inside.
Here is the building.
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