Building a New Shop!

[TC]

Looking good, definitely stating to come together......

[TC]

Spray foam insulation against the inside of the outside walls is excellent in pole barns - really seals out the air leaks.

My barn is a leaky mess with slider doors, but 185,000 btu waste oil furnace makes up for it.... I shudder to think what it would cost to heat with natural gas or propane. I have ~8" of icynene foam sprayed against the under side of the roof, and 2" foam board on most of the walls. I used spray on car undercoating to seal the metal panel seams from the inside as I was putting up the 2" foam, who knows if it helped much but it seemed like a good idea.

X2 on the spray on foam insulation..... I'm sure it also has a good "R" factor.........

[Brian Lohnes]

Nick, looking damned good!

[BOSSMAN]

Thanks guys, trying to come up with more $$$$ to keep going LOL! Not much left in the budget after this week.

[tedly]

Keep it coming! I'm taking notes for some day in the future.

[DanStokes]

I simply couldn't afford foam insulation in the shop but I sure would like it. I bought the fiberglass mat package which was pretty cheap but I know it's nowhere near as efficient as foam.

Dan

[BOSSMAN]

I had a friend use the spray in foam insulation, he got lucky and they sprayed it twice as thick as they were supposed to- lucky SOB! I'm gonna use fiberglass mat insulation in the walls and also use a vapor barrier. I can't afford the spray in with all of the other things I need done still.

[DanStokes]

Sounds like Nick and I have the same deal. Word of wisdom for anyone considering a metal-roofed or sided building - get SOME kind of insulation! Otherwise you can't hear yourself think in a rainstorm.

Dan

[Bob Holmes]

Rain, what is this thing you call rain.

[BOSSMAN]

Finally got some much needed rain last night and today. Some more progress......

[70chevyC-10]

Finally got some much needed rain last night and today. Some more progress......

We got about 18 drops in La Vista last night but just got 30 minutes worth just now FINALLY.
Month of July was .01 total measureable rainfall in Omaha - yes - that is 1/100th. of an INCH.

There was 1.10 inches in the rain gauge - in 30 minutes we got 110 times what we had gotten all the last 40 days or so.

[Scott Liggett]

Finally got some much needed rain last night and today. Some more progress......

Now, you've got yourself a good old fashioned barn raising!!!

[DanStokes]

No wonder I had so much trouble with mine. I thought it was a "barn raisin" and I couldn't find any at any of our grocery stores.

Live and learn...

Dan

[Deaf Bob]

Where art thine bearded helpers, my kind friend?...

[BOSSMAN]

Haha, yeah I'm pry due for a shave with all this Amish talk.