HoosierMark
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I have an 24 x24 pole barn with concrete floor. It looks like they used 1inch foil covered foam before they put the metal on. I want to insulate it enough so I can heat it to 40 degrees to keep my paint and liquids from freezing. It is a storage building at a rental property. I just need to keep it above freezing cheaply. The building has 6 x6 posts set 8 foot apart and 2x4 s horizontally every 2 foot. Trusses are 8 foot on center.
I first thought of fiberglass insulation between the 2x4s then thought maybe 1.5 inch styrofoam between the 2bys. Considered studding it up but just want to control temperature to store things.
We have lights below the trusses so I am thinking of laying some 2bys on top of bottom chord of truss and just laying fiberglass rolled insulation over them.
Any tricks out there I should use? Easier ways to accomplish my purpose?
I first thought of fiberglass insulation between the 2x4s then thought maybe 1.5 inch styrofoam between the 2bys. Considered studding it up but just want to control temperature to store things.
We have lights below the trusses so I am thinking of laying some 2bys on top of bottom chord of truss and just laying fiberglass rolled insulation over them.
Any tricks out there I should use? Easier ways to accomplish my purpose?
