mattlikesbikes
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We just signed the contract on a metal building (36x46) which will double as a garage/workshop and one bedroom place while we wait to build a bigger house at our farm.
We are going with pole barn construction and the company recommended we have a ridge vent installed. They know we plan to spray foam the interior and gave us advice about how to protect the vent during that (stuff pool noodles into it). But I cannot help but think we don't need a ridge vent if we are foaming. Much like traditional construction where you turn your attic into a conditioned space.
I'll have a window unit for the shop portion of the garage, but don't plan to otherwise condition the shop when not in it. The 26x26 apartment will have a mini split and will have spray foam on the exterior walls and pink stuff on the interior/to the shop walls. That unit will be set to run enough to control humidity when we are not there.
This is central texas where it gets mighty hot but humidity isn't too bad. I have a smart window unit, which I could setup to run daily for a little bit to add some conditioning of the space, if need be. Which would be useless with a ridge vent.
So do I save the $900 and skip the ridge vent or keep it? They did also imply that the ridge vent did a better job rain sealing the ridge than their non-vent option.
We are going with pole barn construction and the company recommended we have a ridge vent installed. They know we plan to spray foam the interior and gave us advice about how to protect the vent during that (stuff pool noodles into it). But I cannot help but think we don't need a ridge vent if we are foaming. Much like traditional construction where you turn your attic into a conditioned space.
I'll have a window unit for the shop portion of the garage, but don't plan to otherwise condition the shop when not in it. The 26x26 apartment will have a mini split and will have spray foam on the exterior walls and pink stuff on the interior/to the shop walls. That unit will be set to run enough to control humidity when we are not there.
This is central texas where it gets mighty hot but humidity isn't too bad. I have a smart window unit, which I could setup to run daily for a little bit to add some conditioning of the space, if need be. Which would be useless with a ridge vent.
So do I save the $900 and skip the ridge vent or keep it? They did also imply that the ridge vent did a better job rain sealing the ridge than their non-vent option.