Yes. That's the insulation I'm using. When I hang something heavy I'll hit a stud. It's those little things that I want to hang with a single little nail. I probably won't drive it in far enough to puncture the vapor barrier.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Air conditioning calculations. > How much and what sort of insulation are you using? > > Should be at least 4 inches in the walls and 6 in the ceiling of > fiberglass, r 12 and r 20 respectively. > > The big deal is to seal all air leaks through the building so the cold > can't get out or the hot get in. The insulation will take care of > conduction and to some extent radiation but convection needs to be sealed > against. Tape or calk the seams in the poly vapor barrier to keep air from > moving through them. Remember too that when you pound a nail through that > plywood it will penetrate the barrier unless there is some space there. If > you have the room, an inch and a half of extruded foam taped at the seams > and held in by your plywood will add insulation, eliminate air flow and > provide room for a screw from puncturing the barrier from through the > plywood. > > > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Max Robinson > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 12:55 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Air conditioning calculations. > > > Dale asked. > > So is the shop cool enough or not? > > I don't have any insulation installed in the shop at this time so I don't > know. It's like an attic in there running about 120 degrees in the > afternoon and the AC can't even make a dent in it. The teddybear cottage > is > a different story. Note, that's what Sue calls her little house. We spent > this past week installing insulation. It was quite a job to put it in the > ceiling but we got it done and stapled the edges of the vapor barrier to > the > joist using an electric staple gun. We finished up yesterday afternoon > and > I turned on the AC and left it over night. The new window ACs have > digital > readouts for thermostat setting and temperature. It's about noon here and > just a few minutes ago it was 75 in there. the building is 10 by 16 feet > and the AC is a 5,000 BTU. After we finish the paneling in the teddybear > cottage we will put insulation in my shop. I'm going to use 1/2 inch > plywood for paneling in there. I want something that I can drive nails > into > and hang things without having to hit a stud. The shop is 12 by 30 feet > and > the AC I got for it is 10,000 BTU. I hope it's big enough. I have a bad > feeling it isn't. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 10:59 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Air conditioning calculations. > > > So is the shop cool enough or not? > > > > > > > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Skype DaleLeavens > > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Max Robinson > > To: Blind Handyman > > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 11:43 PM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Air conditioning calculations. > > > > > > I don't remember seeing an article on sizing an air conditioner. If > there > > is one in the files section pleas inform me. The issue came up in > > connection with my shop building. I tried to calculate the heat gain > > using > > what seemed to be the ohm's law for heat transfer. I got a ridiculously > > small number for the BTU capacity of the unit and ended up using what > it > > said on the box about how much area it would cool. No chance to use the > R > > value of the insulation, number of windows, etc. Would Ray or someone > > please post something on this subject? > > > > Regards. > > > > Max. 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