Garages and Carports - insulating an attached garage with truss attic
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12-02-00, 10:14 PM
I'd like to insulate an attached garage so that the truss attic remains available for storage. The garage is completely drywalled, with an insulated door and 1/2" isocyanurate foam on the outside of a 2x4 framing. Single 16' garage door, insulated metal.
Should I place insulation batts directly above the garage ceiling drywall, or against the underside of the roof?
I don't need heavy insulation: I'm not trying to stem heat loss from the house itself, which is well insulated from the garage - just minimize the need for additional heating in the garage.
Thanks -
Shauns
Should I place insulation batts directly above the garage ceiling drywall, or against the underside of the roof?
I don't need heavy insulation: I'm not trying to stem heat loss from the house itself, which is well insulated from the garage - just minimize the need for additional heating in the garage.
Thanks -
Shauns
Jack the Contractor
12-03-00, 05:53 AM
Yes, I would just lay insulation batts between the trusses on top of your drywall. I did notice you did not say anything about insulation batts in your walls behind your sheetrock. The foan sheets you mentioned have very little R value.
12-03-00, 08:34 AM
The walls are not insulated. The wall structure is clapboard over ply, so maybe r-5 in the walls at most. They will need to have some insulation blown in ($$$).
I plan on using plastic-wrapped blankets to avoid the itch, since this will be accessed more than infrequently. I will need to create a surface above the batts to avoid compression. 2 x 6s spaced 6"-12" apart? or rip a panel of 1/2" plywood into 12" strips and space them 12" apart?
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Shauns
I plan on using plastic-wrapped blankets to avoid the itch, since this will be accessed more than infrequently. I will need to create a surface above the batts to avoid compression. 2 x 6s spaced 6"-12" apart? or rip a panel of 1/2" plywood into 12" strips and space them 12" apart?
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Shauns
Jack the Contractor
12-04-00, 03:59 AM
Sounds to me your on the right track.