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We have a 50X80 metal clad wooden arch rib building. Since we don't have a cement floor in much of it I am planning to pour cement with the pipes in it for heat and set up a coal stoker to supply the shop and the house and any other building I can. What I was wondering is what and how would be the best way to insulate this building?
 
a fella would have to shop around,but a'reflective' type of material would be an idea.but,would want some windows to keep cool in the summer.
i'd think 4 seasons maybe,but i'm a dull light bulb!
 
balestabber said:
a fella would have to shop around,but a'reflective' type of material would be an idea.but,would want some windows to keep cool in the summer.
i'd think 4 seasons maybe,but i'm a dull light bulb!
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We do have big doors on both ends so cross ventilation isn't a real problem. Sometimes keeping it closed up in the summer might even make it cooler to work in at times.

I was thinking I would have to line it with white light gauge steel but installing bats of fiber glass doesn't look like fun.
 
Larrry said:
spray on foam
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I'd have to agree on the spray on foam. I have a Coalman coal stoker boiler to heat the water for the floor heat in my shop. I plan on running the hot water to the house too as soon as I can get it done.

http://www.heatinnovations.com/coalman.html
 
i have a little mini-home type camper with the fiberglass body.
its just full of that spray foam insulation,pretty durable stuff.
 
Where does one go to get coal? I don't think I could get any here, unless maybe I drove a couple of hours to a mine with some cash?
 
i think i'd take a serious look at the spray on foam. i'm not sure what the cost of it is, but i've heard it is about as good as you can get when it comes to insulation.
 
In our train station we renovated, we put blow in cellulose in the walls and spray-on foam on the ceilings. 3 months into winter and I wish we had had the money to spray foam everything. Parts of the walls have cold spots in corners or around windows. There is none of that when you do foam. It's more expensive, but far and away the best for such applications.
 

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