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Finishing the interior - Pole Barn
I have a pole barn and I'm looking for ideas on finishing the interior. Specifically, I'm looking for ideas on type of insulation, and how to construct the walls. I'm not sure if I should use 2x4 studs between the posts or ? Here's the specs on the building...
30x40, with concrete floor.
2 insulated garage doos on 30' wide gable end.
Eave vents and ridge vent.
12' uninsulated walls.
8' loft.
1" styrofoam insulation sandwiched between rafters and roof.
Posts every 10 feet.
Horizontal 2x4's (Purlins) every 2'.
Rafters 2' on center.
3/4" plywood flooring in loft.
Loft is 40' long by 10' wide.
I also need to finish the ceiling so I can insulate above and guess I have to watch the weight of the material to avoid reducing my usable storage weight in the loft.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions...
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Finishing the interior - Pole Barn
Yup, got enough vents and room above rafters. I like the idea of pouring a "curb". This is my first pole barn and I've learned what I'd do differently... Next time, I'll skip the loft and just make a bigger barn. Also, I'd skip the fiber reinforced concrete and use rebar.
I'm thinking of studding out between the posts and using T-111 on the bottom lower 4' of the wall, then a thinner plywood above that. As for the insulation, I've heard of spray-in foam but haven't seen anyone locally doing that. I'm thinking there may be a need for a little air space betwen the insulation and metal walls. Still looking for ideas...
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I'll probably get an estimate for foam before making a decision.
Still wondering about the ceiling. The loft is 10' wide. Since the building is 30' wide, I need to put a ceiling up on either side of the loft - 10' wide each side. My building has engineered rafters 24" on center. I think weight of the ceiling is going to be an issue since there's no center beam. I'll have to put insulation on top of the ceiling.
So.. other than some thin plywood, what are my options?
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OK.. well *if* I decided to do the fiberglass bats, it seems the consensus that I'd need to put up vapor barrier. Since I'm talking about a metal pole barn, not a house, do I still need that? The vapor barrier would have to attach to the insides of the 'purlins' (horizontal 2x4's). Vapor barrier is held up with staples or ?
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