fflintstone
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My insulation score. UPDATE!
I went to one of my local big box stores (don’t ask which one) and was checking the price for ridged insulation for my pole barn walls. ½” foil faced foam was $10. ¾” foil faced foam was $13; 2” was $25, no surprises. I looked at 1” foam and it was $6.49 a sheet! Told my wife this must be a mistake. I called a clerk over and asked what was up. She said that the price was valid. I asked if I could order more than what they had on hand. She wrote down the item # and said to order whatever quantity I wanted. When I went to pay, the receipt had ¾” thick for the size but only $4.99 a sheet. I thought well I would rather have 1” but at $5 a sheet I didn’t care. While shopping for other stuff the original clerk tracked us down at the other end of the store and said she could not order any more as it was a closeout, but she could get 40 sheets from another store and she pulled 10 sheets aside from her store.
It took a week for them to get it, and all this time I was wondering if I was getting ¾” or 1” when I went to pick it up I was happy to find out it was 1”!!!!!! Score! Being strapped for cash this will really help me out getting my shop going at least I will be able to keep a little heat in now.
FYI 50 sheets of insulation looks kinda silly being towed by a small car, but hey I got a bargain.
I went to one of my local big box stores (don’t ask which one) and was checking the price for ridged insulation for my pole barn walls. ½” foil faced foam was $10. ¾” foil faced foam was $13; 2” was $25, no surprises. I looked at 1” foam and it was $6.49 a sheet! Told my wife this must be a mistake. I called a clerk over and asked what was up. She said that the price was valid. I asked if I could order more than what they had on hand. She wrote down the item # and said to order whatever quantity I wanted. When I went to pay, the receipt had ¾” thick for the size but only $4.99 a sheet. I thought well I would rather have 1” but at $5 a sheet I didn’t care. While shopping for other stuff the original clerk tracked us down at the other end of the store and said she could not order any more as it was a closeout, but she could get 40 sheets from another store and she pulled 10 sheets aside from her store.
It took a week for them to get it, and all this time I was wondering if I was getting ¾” or 1” when I went to pick it up I was happy to find out it was 1”!!!!!! Score! Being strapped for cash this will really help me out getting my shop going at least I will be able to keep a little heat in now.
FYI 50 sheets of insulation looks kinda silly being towed by a small car, but hey I got a bargain.
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