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Train building insulation.(hot and cold)
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by rick bonfiglio</i> <br /><br />lothar, <br /> <br />stop trying to fool yourself. that building will not be controllable until insulated properly. <br /> <br />spray 3" of foam on the ceiling, and put batts in the walls. <br /> <br />when i lived in such a structure once, the ice would melt off the ceiling and upper walls; flow down the walls and refreeze about 1/3 the way up from the floor. while the heat was on full blast nonetheless. <br />[/quote] <br />That's the problem with fiberglass bats...any condensation (and it will build up between the bats and metal walls) will soak up in it and mold, and it will also hold it against the metal and rust it out. Spray-on foam will keep condensation from forming to begin with. We have two big ( a whole lot bigger than the one in question anyway ) barns, one insulated with 3 1/2 inches of beadboard foam in the walls and 4 inches of low-density spray-on in the ceiling, and the other has 2 1/2 inches of high density foam all the way around...it's airtight except for a little around the overhead door. One of Mr. Heater's burners on low will keep either of them plenty warm even when it's 20 outside. One barn is 40x40 with 12 foot sidewalls, and the other is 24x56x10. <br /> <br />Greg
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