insulation question

[Salty]

My shop is not insulated. If I insulated it and didn't hang sheetrock over it, would it be just as insulated? I don't really want to move everything out in order to sheetrock it. It gets cold in that booger about this time of day.

[weedeater]

thats how they do metal shops....

[eman]

insulate then cover w/ plastic.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by eman

insulate then cover w/ plastic.

Visqueen?

[eman]

It's a roll of white plastic that is made for just the application you are doing.
Not real thick. Just keeps the insulation fibers from getting into the air.
A lot of metal buildings use it on the ceilings.

[Salty]

Bob, will this work as good as insulating and sheetrocking? Guess I'll still have to remove all my shelves and take everything out of the building. I was wanting to avoid that, if possible. I reckon my blood just ain't as thick as it once was.

[weedeater]

1-800-MEXICANO, problem solved

[soapman]

Spray it with foam

[Salty]

Originally Posted by soapman

Spray it with foam

I talked with a guy in Hammond this afternoon that does that and he told me it was too small a job to travel that far. I'm like, Okay!

It's only an hour drive and I told him I was willing to pay for his time.

[BIRD DOG]

Originally Posted by Salty

I talked with a guy in Hammond this afternoon that does that and he told me it was too small a job to travel that far. I'm like, Okay!

It's only an hour drive and I told him I was willing to pay for his time.

I have a friend that owns a spray foam buisness,hes in Pearl River.Just let me know if you want his info

[Salty]

Originally Posted by BIRD DOG

I have a friend that owns a spray foam buisness,hes in Pearl River.Just let me know if you want his info

Just might do that when I decide just what I want to do. Thanks.

Is the spray insulation better than the fiberglass sheets? While I'm doing it, I want to do it right.

[weedeater]

spray is suppose to sell 100% of gaps and cracks in walls, not gonna get that with rolls of sheets

[southern151]

Spray is the way! Far superior to fiber.

[Keith_Stone]

Our old shop had the roll insulation, a buddy of mine bought our old place and took it down and had it sprayed in. The spray is definately the way to go, especially if it is a metal shop.

[PUREBAY2200]

Originally Posted by Salty

I talked with a guy in Hammond this afternoon that does that and he told me it was too small a job to travel that far. I'm like, Okay!

It's only an hour drive and I told him I was willing to pay for his time.

Tell me who it was..... I'll go drop a present off on his porch.
Lmao x 1000000

[Salty]

Originally Posted by PUREBAY2200

Tell me who it was..... I'll go drop a present off on his porch.
Lmao x 1000000

I guess he was probably thinking it was a 10 x 10 area. He never asked the size...just basically said it wasn't worth his time.

[flounder_smacker]

Just get a good shop heater.

[Gerald]

Salty.... think of it this way.

A single pane of glass lets in a lot of cold air during the winter. A double pain window is a fairly good insulator.

Sealing off the walls with insulation and some kind of cover is the best way to go. I would not use plastic because it would probably not last but a few years before it starts cracking and falling off.

If you have wood supports in the walls..... maybe use the 4' x 8' x 1/2" sheets of foam insulation that is used to cover the outside walls of houses when they are built. These are light weight and easy to work with and are cheeper than panneling.

My shop is not insulated but i did cover the inside wall. It does not get very cold inside when the temp is in the low 30's outside.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Gerald

Salty.... think of it this way.

A single pane of glass lets in a lot of cold air during the winter. A double pain window is a fairly good insulator.

Sealing off the walls with insulation and some kind of cover is the best way to go. I would not use plastic because it would probably not last but a few years before it starts cracking and falling off.

If you have wood supports in the walls..... maybe use the 4' x 8' x 1/2" sheets of foam insulation that is used to cover the outside walls of houses when they are built. These are light weight and easy to work with and are cheeper than panneling.

My shop is not insulated but i did cover the inside wall. It does not get very cold inside when the temp is in the low 30's outside.

When it's 30 outside....it's 38-40 inside my shop.

I'm gonna go with the spray stuff. Since my joists are open (no plywood) I guess I'll use the regular fiberglass on the ceiling.