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Location: Riding Crackhead. | BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-01-08 2:21 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-01-08 7:51 AM My brother had his new barn spray foam insulated. It got it so tight it started sweating inside and made it too damp. He had to put more vents and a cupilo on the barn. A barn or arena needs to be ventilated to cut down on sickness and moisture .... if you are frosting up .... get you some fans up in the rafters to dry out the frost before it starts dripping and add you some roof ventilation at the peaks of your barn so air will move out through the roof .... or some end vents up in the peak of your barn on each end ... you need to move some outside and inside air around or things will begin to rust like crazy ... Haven't you ever noticed how roads will dry out first if you have a wind or air movement ... same situation inside your barns ... GOOD LUCK .... Do not put any kind of fiberglass or sheet foam in a barn .... unless you like rats, mice and birds building nests ..... they love this stuff and so does your dawgs ...
Which is why I said, "he had to get more vents and a cupilo" |
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| CYA Ranch - 2014-01-08 2:28 PM
BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-01-08 2:21 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-01-08 7:51 AM My brother had his new barn spray foam insulated. It got it so tight it started sweating inside and made it too damp. He had to put more vents and a cupilo on the barn. A barn or arena needs to be ventilated to cut down on sickness and moisture .... if you are frosting up .... get you some fans up in the rafters to dry out the frost before it starts dripping and add you some roof ventilation at the peaks of your barn so air will move out through the roof .... or some end vents up in the peak of your barn on each end ... you need to move some outside and inside air around or things will begin to rust like crazy ... Haven't you ever noticed how roads will dry out first if you have a wind or air movement ... same situation inside your barns ... GOOD LUCK .... Do not put any kind of fiberglass or sheet foam in a barn .... unless you like rats, mice and birds building nests ..... they love this stuff and so does your dawgs ...
GOOD ADVICE ... that is why I gave you a like and quoted your post !!
I just inputted a few more options to get some ventilation in her barn .. lol |
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Location: Kentucky | BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-01-08 3:37 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-01-08 2:28 PM BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-01-08 2:21 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-01-08 7:51 AM My brother had his new barn spray foam insulated. It got it so tight it started sweating inside and made it too damp. He had to put more vents and a cupilo on the barn. A barn or arena needs to be ventilated to cut down on sickness and moisture .... if you are frosting up .... get you some fans up in the rafters to dry out the frost before it starts dripping and add you some roof ventilation at the peaks of your barn so air will move out through the roof .... or some end vents up in the peak of your barn on each end ... you need to move some outside and inside air around or things will begin to rust like crazy ... Haven't you ever noticed how roads will dry out first if you have a wind or air movement ... same situation inside your barns ... GOOD LUCK .... Do not put any kind of fiberglass or sheet foam in a barn .... unless you like rats, mice and birds building nests ..... they love this stuff and so does your dawgs ... GOOD ADVICE ... that is why I gave you a like and quoted your post !! I just inputted a few more options to get some ventilation in her barn .. lol
Since it's been -30 here, we've kept everything locked up pretty tight. Other than that, we keep the doors open. |
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Location: Here | TurnLane - 2014-01-08 1:33 PM SG. - 2014-01-08 12:25 PM werope - 2014-01-08 10:34 AM FYI on using house insulation, it is paper backed, which means that yes it will insulate but then the paper will get wet. Metal sweats, most metal buildings are insulated with a plastic backed insulation. There is a netting that you can use with it that will hold it up against the rafters/beams. There also is a good double sided tape that works well. YEP I was going to say the same thing
Shop around the spray foam isn't that expensive and it is quick and easy
And if you don't insulate the beams they can drip too
There is always a minimum charge but around $1500 should get most normal barns and it also depends on how thick you want it and if you want color added |
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Location: stalking Gail... | When we had our barn built 8 years ago, the guy used the "house wrap" stuff on my ceiling. No condensation... 8 years without a "leak"... |
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| werope - 2014-01-08 10:34 AM FYI on using house insulation, it is paper backed, which means that yes it will insulate but then the paper will get wet. Metal sweats, most metal buildings are insulated with a plastic backed insulation. There is a netting that you can use with it that will hold it up against the rafters/beams. There also is a good double sided tape that works well.
You can use chicken wire to hold it up too.
I will agree on the paper backed- it'll mildew- waste of money if you ask me. I had an all steel barn before I moved last November and it would sweat but it wasn't a big deal to me lol |
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