Tips on insulating garage
 

I have been tearing out the old paneling and insulation from my garage
(built in the 1940's)
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing.
This is a detached type - no living space.
I was planning on typical vapor barrier type insulation.
Should I also plan on plastic or anything else before I hang drywall?
Or just staple the insulation between the studs?

Tips on insulating garage
 

On Oct 23, 9:00*pm, theedudenator wrote:
I have been tearing out the old paneling and insulation from my garage
(built in the 1940's)
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing.
This is a detached type *- no living space.
I was planning on typical vapor barrier type insulation.
Should I also plan on plastic or anything else before I hang drywall?
Or just staple the insulation between the studs?

This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing. ????

also, where are you located?

Proposed use & frequency thereof? Year 'round use?

Does the garage have a ceiling or does one look up and see the
underside of the roof?

cheers
Bob

Tips on insulating garage
 

Outside of Chicago
I am putting in a furnace that will heat it in the winter.
The ceiling will be insulated and drywall also.



On Oct 24, 1:57*am, DD_BobK wrote:
On Oct 23, 9:00*pm, theedudenator wrote:

I have been tearing out the old paneling and insulation from my garage
(built in the 1940's)
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing.
This is a detached type *- no living space.
I was planning on typical vapor barrier type insulation.
Should I also plan on plastic or anything else before I hang drywall?
Or just staple the insulation between the studs?
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing. * ????

also, where are you located?

Proposed use & frequency thereof? *Year 'round use?

Does the garage have a ceiling or does one look up and see the
underside of the roof?

cheers
Bob

Tips on insulating garage
 

theedudenator wrote:
Outside of Chicago
I am putting in a furnace that will heat it in the winter.
The ceiling will be insulated and drywall also.



On Oct 24, 1:57 am, DD_BobK wrote:
On Oct 23, 9:00 pm, theedudenator wrote:

I have been tearing out the old paneling and insulation from my
garage (built in the 1940's)
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing.
This is a detached type - no living space.
I was planning on typical vapor barrier type insulation.
Should I also plan on plastic or anything else before I hang
drywall? Or just staple the insulation between the studs?
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4
framing. ????

also, where are you located?

Proposed use & frequency thereof? Year 'round use?

Does the garage have a ceiling or does one look up and see the
underside of the roof?

cheers
Bob

If your T&G siding, which is under the bricks, leaks drafts you may want to
go all the way and cut and fit some Tyvek sheets between the studs and caulk
the edges to cut the drafts. This will increase the effectiveness of your
insulation and reduce heating bills. Around here, on a parallel plane to
Chicago, we are required to use 6 mil poly vapor barrier sheets to cover the
wall over the insulation, not bits and pieces that you would end up with if
using insulation with a vapor barrier covering as it greatly reduces
moisture transmission into the insulation. This could be important in your
garage as cars in snow areas often track snow and slush, leaving the floors
wet for weeks at a time.

Tips on insulating garage
 

On Oct 24, 9:19�am, theedudenator wrote:
Outside of Chicago
I am putting in a furnace that will heat it in the winter.
The ceiling will be insulated and drywall also.

On Oct 24, 1:57�am, DD_BobK wrote:



On Oct 23, 9:00�pm, theedudenator wrote:

I have been tearing out the old paneling and insulation from my garage
(built in the 1940's)
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing.
This is a detached type �- no living space.
I was planning on typical vapor barrier type insulation.
Should I also plan on plastic or anything else before I hang drywall?
Or just staple the insulation between the studs?
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing. � ????

also, where are you located?

Proposed use & frequency thereof? �Year 'round use?

Does the garage have a ceiling or does one look up and see the
underside of the roof?

cheers
Bob- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

i would finish framing and have it sprayed with expanding foam R6 or
R7 per inch, seals cracks etc.

will this be a living space or still a garage? if living upgrade
wiring while walls are open

Tips on insulating garage
 

There is a heavy layer of tar paper between the tongue and groove and
bricks.

If your T&G siding, which is under the bricks, leaks drafts you may want to
go all the way and cut and fit some Tyvek sheets between the studs and caulk
the edges to cut the drafts. This will increase the effectiveness of your
insulation and reduce heating bills. Around here, on a parallel plane to
Chicago, we are required to use 6 mil poly vapor barrier sheets to cover the
wall over the insulation, not bits and pieces that you would end up with if
using insulation with a vapor barrier covering as it greatly reduces
moisture transmission into the insulation. This could be important in your
garage as cars in snow areas often track snow and slush, leaving the floors
wet for weeks at a time.

Tips on insulating garage
 

On Oct 24, 9:24*am, " wrote:
On Oct 24, 9:19 am, theedudenator wrote:



Outside of Chicago
I am putting in a furnace that will heat it in the winter.
The ceiling will be insulated and drywall also.

On Oct 24, 1:57 am, DD_BobK wrote:

On Oct 23, 9:00 pm, theedudenator wrote:

I have been tearing out the old paneling and insulation from my garage
(built in the 1940's)
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing.
This is a detached type - no living space.
I was planning on typical vapor barrier type insulation.
Should I also plan on plastic or anything else before I hang drywall?
Or just staple the insulation between the studs?
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing. ????

also, where are you located?

Proposed use & frequency thereof? Year 'round use?

Does the garage have a ceiling or does one look up and see the
underside of the roof?

cheers
Bob- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

i would finish framing and have it sprayed with expanding foam R6 or
R7 per inch, seals cracks etc.

will this be a living space or still a garage? if living upgrade
wiring while walls are open

This is just a garage, not living space.

Tips on insulating garage
 

"theedudenator" wrote in message
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On Oct 24, 9:24 am, " wrote:
On Oct 24, 9:19 am, theedudenator wrote:



Outside of Chicago
I am putting in a furnace that will heat it in the winter.
The ceiling will be insulated and drywall also.

On Oct 24, 1:57 am, DD_BobK wrote:

On Oct 23, 9:00 pm, theedudenator wrote:

I have been tearing out the old paneling and insulation from my
garage
(built in the 1940's)
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing.
This is a detached type - no living space.
I was planning on typical vapor barrier type insulation.
Should I also plan on plastic or anything else before I hang
drywall?
Or just staple the insulation between the studs?
This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing.
????

also, where are you located?

Proposed use & frequency thereof? Year 'round use?

Does the garage have a ceiling or does one look up and see the
underside of the roof?

cheers
Bob- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

i would finish framing and have it sprayed with expanding foam R6 or
R7 per inch, seals cracks etc.

will this be a living space or still a garage? if living upgrade
wiring while walls are open

This is just a garage, not living space.

As you said..."It's just a garage"...Staple up the insulation and sheetrock
it.....