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[LVLAaron]

How do you insulate the gap at the top of the roll up doors?

It's quasi-air tight which is what matters the most. I might stuff the edges with insulation. I don't really expect to ever open that door.

 

[ELR LVR]

It's quasi-air tight which is what matters the most. I might stuff the edges with insulation. I don't really expect to ever open that door.

Just wondering what other people may use that works, because that is the main problem with my shop
Major draft with velocity through that area when heated.
I need to be able to roll my doors up and down every day but there is a nice gap between the top and the wall
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Im thinking maybe some kind of long bristle type broom sort of thing to bridge that gap
plastic or something may sag or ripple over time

 

[Sniperhandle]

It's quasi-air tight which is what matters the most. I might stuff the edges with insulation. I don't really expect to ever open that door.

If your roll up doors are installed right, There is a rubber seal that it pushes against when it closes. My roll up door on the north of my shop hasn't been opened in 11 years, Someday I plan on building onto the front of my shop and removing the north roll up, Framing that in and then using it on the new section of shop.

 

[dthomas]

I wouldn't want ANYONE pulling on my dipstick!

I'd rather have someone else pulling my dipstick than having to pull my own.

 

[steve210]

Just wondering what other people may use that works, because that is the main problem with my shop
Major draft with velocity through that area when heated.
I need to be able to roll my doors up and down every day but there is a nice gap between the top and the wall
---
Im thinking maybe some kind of long bristle type broom sort of thing to bridge that gap
plastic or something may sag or ripple over time

Look at memtech,i use them on my shop doors, work pretty good, easy to install

 

[Walt Krafft]

I installed my shop door. Fought it for a couple of years. Decided it needed a power opener and had a garage door installer put it in. He smiled and asked if he could adjust it. I said have at it. That was 25 years ago and it still works and seals perfect. Sometimes we need to know our limitations.

 

[LVLAaron]

Garage doors / openers are the only thing I ever paid someone else to do, up until I got the floor done. Some things are best left to the right people, for sure.


Good news! I found insulation for this type of building!

https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/insulation/insulation-rolls-batts/r-19-silvercote-faced-fiberglass-insulation-roll-6-x-93-x-55/1619464/p-1642874295584805-c-5780.htm

Going to get a quote for spray foam, but this is probably the direction I'll go.

 

[Sniperhandle]

Garage doors / openers are the only thing I ever paid someone else to do, up until I got the floor done. Some things are best left to the right people, for sure.


Good news! I found insulation for this type of building!

https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/insulation/insulation-rolls-batts/r-19-silvercote-faced-fiberglass-insulation-roll-6-x-93-x-55/1619464/p-1642874295584805-c-5780.htm

Going to get a quote for spray foam, but this is probably the direction I'll go.

Get an estimate from an insulator, You may be surprised to find out they will do it cheaper. I had mine done for 35% less than what I could buy the materials for at Home Depot.

 

[tobnpr]

^^^
Sniperhandle is correct.
I used to own a commercial framing/drywall business- I subbed out most insulation work because it was cheaper to hire a sub than do it with my own crews. Even with commercial contractor pricing from my suppliers, it was still cheaper- insulation contractors buy the stuff by the semi-trailer load. Definitely worth your time to get a couple of installed prices.

Besides, installing insulation is nasty...makes me itch like a mofo.

 

[LVLAaron]

I'm looking for people/places. I'm just barely in the "you're too far away" zone for most places.

 

[Skedaddle Shooter]

Garage doors / openers are the only thing I ever paid someone else to do, up until I got the floor done. Some things are best left to the right people, for sure.


Good news! I found insulation for this type of building!

https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/insulation/insulation-rolls-batts/r-19-silvercote-faced-fiberglass-insulation-roll-6-x-93-x-55/1619464/p-1642874295584805-c-5780.htm

Going to get a quote for spray foam, but this is probably the direction I'll go.

One thing you will need to be careful about is how the moisture barriers and insulation interact with each other. I would ask your insulator about it, or better yet a mechanical engineer buddy if you have one. You want the structure to breath and still be insulated. If you have a barrier as part of the existing wrap just make sure the assembly you apply is compatible with it and won’t trap moisture between the barriers. Looks like a great project! I am looking forward to shooting to following your progress

 

[Skedaddle Shooter]

^^^
Sniperhandle is correct.
I used to own a commercial framing/drywall business- I subbed out most insulation work because it was cheaper to hire a sub than do it with my own crews. Even with commercial contractor pricing from my suppliers, it was still cheaper- insulation contractors buy the stuff by the semi-trailer load. Definitely worth your time to get a couple of installed prices.

Besides, installing insulation is nasty...makes me itch like a mofo.

What he said^^^

 

[Kiwishooter]

Garage doors / openers are the only thing I ever paid someone else to do, up until I got the floor done. Some things are best left to the right people, for sure.


Good news! I found insulation for this type of building!

https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/insulation/insulation-rolls-batts/r-19-silvercote-faced-fiberglass-insulation-roll-6-x-93-x-55/1619464/p-1642874295584805-c-5780.htm

Going to get a quote for spray foam, but this is probably the direction I'll go.

I found the difference in R value between the USA and NZ, the USA R value is imperial and the NZ R value is metric, so divide the USA value by 5.68 to get the metric R value.
R30 is roughly equivalent to R5.28 here in NZ and R18-19 is R3.3
Also it seems the South Island is comparable the zone 4 or 5 in the USA.

 

[LVLAaron]

Found an independent guy to do the insulation. Spray foam on the walls and blown in up top.

Been busy getting soffit vents installed. Today I'm working on the vapor barrier for the ceiling. Mid week some post frame builders are coming to install a metal ceiling.




Important life updates:
* I've lost about 10 pounds since I moved here. No fast food near by, and working a lot harder.
* I'm taking some real time off work. Next week is the first full week I will have taken off in 9 years.

 

[Judd]

Looks great Aaron…whatcha gonna do next week, anything fun or relaxing?

 

[LVLAaron]

Looks great Aaron…whatcha gonna do next week, anything fun or relaxing?

LOL depends what you call fun and relaxing. The snow/ice has finally melted, so I've got a chicken coop to move, about 100 miles of fence to build... Lots of odds and ends in this shop (electrical, frame a man door, blah blah blah.

Fun but not relaxing.

 

[Judd]

You’re still working but it’s your work versus someone else’s It still beats work…I hope you get everything done you need and want to…never seems I do.

 

[LVLAaron]

How would you decipher these drains? They aren't (yet connected) to anything, but they obviously had something in mind.

I'm assuming gravel pit on the left was for a main water line.


#2 is (obviously) for a toilet.
#3 - Shower?
#1 - The only popular in some places sink behind the toilet?

 

[rwj]

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How would you decipher these drains? They aren't (yet connected) to anything, but they obviously had something in mind.

I'm assuming gravel pit on the left was for a main water line.


#2 is (obviously) for a toilet.
#3 - Shower?
#1 - The only popular in some places sink behind the toilet?

Would have expected them to be specified on the building plan/layout…

 

[Dgd6mm]

Air Vent?