insulation

  1. atticbaffle2

    atticbaffle2

    • Gofor
    • Media item
    • insulation shed
    • Comments: 0
    • Album: Shed
  2. M

    Insulation Question

    I am planning to close in my shop ceiling joists and could use a suggestion for insulation. They are 2 X 6 joists, 24" OC. I know fiberglass batts are available, but I am also considering rigid foam. These come in 4 X 8 sheets from the local Lowes. I could cut to fit between the joists, using...
  3. bluthart

    Attic Insulation Advice needed...

    I have a 1963 house with a 4/12 pitch hip roof with at least 12" of blown cellulose insulation on the cieling. I put a new roof on last year a and on the advice of my "roofer" I removed 6 box vents (without fans) from the roof, but have a complete vented ridge. A different friend of mine...
  4. kooshball

    Do I need the ROMEX insulation on 10-2 wiring?

    I am going to add an outlet very close (16") to an existing one and I will reconfigure the existing outlet box as a junction box, with the infeed and have two outfeeds going to each outlet. Things are getting tight and I was wondering if I could remove the outermost ROMEX stamped insulation and...
  5. mshel

    shop insulation

    I'm getting ready to insulate my shop and have a question for which I need an accurate answer. I want to insulate under the roof so I can leave my ceiling rafters open for storage. What do I need to do to prevent condensation on the underside of the roof sheating? I saw a thing called a roof...
  6. 69CG8969

    69CG8969

    • eyekode
    • Media item
    • door garage insulation
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Shop Photos
  7. Gotcha6

    Free Insulation

    I've been working a demo job in CLT the last few weeks. We have an abundance of fiberglass insulation we pulled from the walls. This is 16" w x 3" x 96" batts & pieces unfaced. It is located in the Cotswold area of CLT so if anyone is interested in getting some to top off their attic, PM me...
  8. J

    Rigid foam insulation?

    I am getting geared up to install a wood floor over my concrete shop floor. The most expensive rigid foam is the foil backed 2" thick sheets. There is also the 2" Bluefoam type insulation. Anyone know the benefits etc of each one. I will be placing a vapor barrier down over the concrete so I...
  9. J

    Injectable Foam Insulation

    My attached garage/partial/shared workshop is 28'x26' with no insulation. I'm thinking about having injectable insulation installed, but don't have a clue. Both walls are 28'x9' framed with 2x4s @16"oc. Ceiling is 28'x26' framed with 2x10s @16"oc (have plywood flooring overlay up there as...
  10. ChrisMathes

    Sealing workshop from rest of house

    Hey All, I've been out of the workshop for a while because we had our house for sale, sold it and have moved into a rental. We are in the process of building a new workshop with a home attached. My new shop will still be relatively small, but overall, give me more area than my shed. The...
  11. jamie

    Any one here do insulation work?

    I posted this thread: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f81/insulation-question-23930/ and I would like to find someone to give me a quote on getting the ceiling insulated in my garage. I figured that I would see if anyone here does this kind of stuff in the matthews area, before I start...
  12. jamie

    Insulation question

    My attached 3-ish car garage is my shop. Originally, the only walls that had insulation were the ones that are common to the house. I recently drywalled it all up, to help with lighting and looks. When I did the drywall, I went ahead and put in insulation. I neglected to take in to...
  13. H

    Basement wall insulation? Advice sought

    I am re-finishing our 70's era faux paneling basement. The drywall is already on the ceiling (75% at least) and I have about half of the paneling off the walls. The exterior block walls have 1x4 installed on the flat with concrete nails. There is Al foil vapor barrier installed between...
  14. Tarhead

    Cutting Rigid Insulation

    Saw this tip on the Fine Homebuilding site here: http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/how-to/video/cutting-rigid-insulation.aspx This video probably won't be live for a long time so here's a discription: Take a 2" putty knife and sharpen one of the sides with a grinder, file, stone, etc...
  15. T

    Protecting Garage Door Insulation

    Continuing this thread on insulating garage doors, i painted my foam board insulation with a mix containing Flame Stop III in order to protect the insulation from fire, as required by the local building code. As an after thought i also put some on a scrap of insulation so i could test out. I...
  16. H

    Where to buy insulation?

    OK, I'm about ready to purchase the insulation for the shop/house....... any good sources out there besides HD/Lowe's?. I'm looking for 3,750 sqft of R-30, 24" X 48" batts, paper faced. I've got one quote( installed) from an insulation company that basically meets the HD/Lowes price...

Premier Sponsor

Our Sponsors

LATEST FOR SALE LISTINGS

Top