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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
I like it! Especially using the corrugated steel siding on your ceiling. The best feature of that - no drywall to finish! Speaking of which, I still need to go sand the ceiling on my new 3rd car garage that I'm finishing.  |
Exactly. I basically finished this garage from the floor up so probably backwards from a normal person
. So I did not want to deal with drywall mud and sanding dust then priming/painting. Plus the metal panels are lighter in weight than drywall so easier on the installers ( me ! ) and the roof trusses.
In the attic I have reflective foil stapled to the bottom of the trusses where they meet the roof deck which creates a 3.5 " air barrier. Between the ceiling joists I have R19 Kraft faced insulation stapled with the metal over that. Now I plan on adding fiberglass blown in insulation to about R40 or so total. Being a 4/12 or 5/12 pitch the insulation will be thinner at the ends and thicker as it gets to the center. But I'm hoping to add about 8-10 inches or so. Right now with just the R19 and no ceiling I was cooling/heating the 24 x 26 space for about 20.00 a month ! That was with the heat set at 61 and the AC set at about 78. I would adjust the temps when I was in the garage but it was very comfortable. And that is with one gable end over the mini loft being open to the gable vent so heat/AC loss. I am very happy with my setup.