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Insulating a quonset type shed?

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6U684

02-14-2008 13:26:44




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Like an enthusiastic "back to the coutry" dummy, I put a good concrete floor in the 40x60 steel arch shed. I can't keep it warm enough to prevent tool rust, the bullet holes leak, my self tap screws from inside light fixtures leak, the sliding door is too heavy for casual use....blah, stupid me. Now I am evaluating whether to build a pole building over the whole shed, or to screw a sandwich of styrofoam, plywood and shingles over the outside and replace the door with an overhead door, narrower but with a pedestrian door beside it. I have been told the spray on foam would cost in excess of $10K. Has anyone seen a better way? I would appreciate your suggestions. Leonard

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R420

02-17-2008 14:26:11




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to 6U684, 02-14-2008 13:26:44  
I have an old quonset that I stuggled to heat for a few years. I bought some of the 3/4 inch long nuts and screwed them to the bolts that hold the building panels together. Then I bought 12 foot lengths of threaded rod from Fastenal and cut that into 12 inch lengths. Screwed those into the long nuts. Bought bundles of 1/4 inch thick by 36 inch long wood lathe from Home Depot and drilled holes every 2 feet( that is the spacing between the rows of screws that hold the building together). Then I put fiberglass insulation up vertically, slipped a piece of wood lathe on the screws after the fiberglass, and added a nut to hold everything in place. Stapled plastic to the wood lathe for a vapor barrier and I was done. Kind of labor intensive but the place stays warm all winter long and it is much cooler in the summer.

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6U684

02-18-2008 09:35:21




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to R420, 02-17-2008 14:26:11  
Thanks for sharing, yeah it must have been a lot of labor. I am getting my shop so full of stuff, I can't get a scaffold around in it. Did you do any leak prevention? Leonard



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marlowe

02-15-2008 06:45:39




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to 6U684, 02-14-2008 13:26:44  
my main shop is like yours and i sprayed 4 inches of foam in it been on for 10 years and works great



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6U684

02-15-2008 08:27:22




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to marlowe, 02-15-2008 06:45:39  
did you spray the outside? Leonard



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John S-B

02-15-2008 06:44:42




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to 6U684, 02-14-2008 13:26:44  
When it gets warmer, put some sealer or epoxy paint on the floor.



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Mike w J

02-14-2008 19:07:18




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to 6U684, 02-14-2008 13:26:44  
Go to www.sprayfoaminsulator.com Seal your leaks and insulate all at once.



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the Unforgiven

02-14-2008 17:20:50




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to 6U684, 02-14-2008 13:26:44  
Yeah, I think proper venting will help a lot. I've got a 40 year old Behlen with a cement floor and vents on the top and ends, and it almost never has any condensation problems, certainly none worth mention. I put up another 40X90 with a cement floor but I got cheap on the vents and it seems like it clouds up and rains in there! Going to put a couple hog spinners on top this year.



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Farmall Ken.

02-14-2008 16:47:48




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to 6U684, 02-14-2008 13:26:44  
I also have the same problem, I put up a pole barn last spring, which was insulated, I have one up and over door, one walk in door, and one window, it has a dirt floor, the trouble is, the insulation has big drops of water on it, which turns to ice, the barn is 30 x 50 My tractor is rusting and all tools, the timber frame is wet and has been all winter, does anybody have any ideas, Thank you Ken.

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RN

02-14-2008 16:46:23




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to 6U684, 02-14-2008 13:26:44  
Chicken house/hog house turbine pipe vents every 10/15 feet at roof peak. Seal outside with mobile home roof aluminized coating to seal cracks, screw holes, .22 bullet holes- (larger holes need plugs). Plastic sheet inside for some bad leaks temporary fix. 2 inch fiberglass mats wih heavy plastic coat wired and glued inside for insulation is standard practice for roof of metal storage buildings- I rent one with that pattern and motorcycles stay dry. RN

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super99

02-14-2008 16:04:58




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 Re: Insulating a quonset type shed? in reply to 6U684, 02-14-2008 13:26:44  
Don't blame it all on the cement. I put up a 50X80, 14X20 overhead doors in each end, walk-in door and packed lime for a floor. Same thing, it's not damp inside, it's WET. Do you have any ventilation? I cut 1 small vent in each end wall
( 14"X20" ) and it helped a lot, have 2 more to add, haven't got it done yet. Everything rusts inside. I think turbine vents would help a lot, or a fan with a humidistat. I wouldn't say it's my worst buy, but probably my dumbest. Chris

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