Insulating the Barndominium with Fiberglass Batt Insulation

[@PlanetMojo]

"Pest Block' spray foam keeps the critters out real well. I was wondering about the building code there. In our area, there was no building code at all in rural areas - then they instituted roving building inspectors the year we built our house and they are very strict everywhere. It would be very hard to build a 'Barndominium' in our area these days without spending a fortune on engineering. Outbuildings in rural areas still have no code, but they make very sure you are not building a house inside 😑We are currently wrapping-up our post frame woodshop if you care to have a look 😊

[@N8TheSnake]

Cool stuff, starting to look like a house!

[@FromScratchRanch]

Thanks. Yes, it is getting closer to being complete. We are getting excited about moving in and starting the next phase of living our dream.

[@amingrullon3860]

I’ve been watching your videos and I love them. We have three boys and we want to do something similar to what you guys are doing. You guys are an inspiration. I love how the whole family helps out and how you take the time to teach your daughter but also make it fun for her. I’m learning so much. Thank you for the great videos

[@FromScratchRanch]

Thank you. I am glad you enjoy them. It has been a lot of fun creating these memories and recording them here on KZbin so we can go back and watch them in the future. Keep Living the Dream!

[@jasoncy31]

Love the time lapses.So satisfying! We just bought our 5 acres and put up a perimeter fene ourselves (we learned a LOT... including needing hand surgery when my wife stapled her hand.:( We'll have a road and metal building hopefully by the end of the year, then start the interior apartment early next year. Loving these! Very encouraging to see you doing it too, and learning from your mistakes. Thanks a bunch.

[@FromScratchRanch]

Ouch! Hopefully she is okay now and doesn't have any permanent damage to her hand. Glad you are finding the videos helpful. Good luck on your project.

[@Justaguy0420]

Hey just a heads up that they make that batt with a lip around the outside to staple to the FACE of the stud. It will allow your insulation to have less compressed surface area.

[@PlanetMojo]

I agree. With the thermal break and the compressed fiberglass, a huge amount of R-value is being lost here.

[@ShadesofTexasLLC]

Hey! Any idea how to attach batt to the ceiling perlins in a new Barndo?thanks!

[@mattlemons9714]

How has your fiberglass insulation been performing this winter? I know Arkansas just got hit with some brutal winter storms.

[@cygnus1965]

Staples should be on the faces of the studs when using kraft faces insulation.

[@laramiehlus]

How did you raise up your high wall on top of the main floor wall? Did you use your tractor to lift it? Curious, as I'm wanting to do something similar for our cabin renovations.

[@FromScratchRanch]

The main high wall in the open area is one solid wall section made of 16 foot 2x6 studs. Since the open area does not have a second floor to build a second story wall on, you must build it as one solid section top to bottom. You don't want to piece it together with two 8 foot wall sections stacked on top of each other because it causes a pivot point in the middle where it will be weak and could collapse. Here is a video we did on raising the open area high wall: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWbclICgnLCCb7c. We did however build a 2x4 wall on the lower level that spanned the whole length and raised that 16ft 2x6 high wall section in front of the 8 foot 2x4 wall as an architectural feature to offset the high wall. If you have a second story floor, then you would just build a wall on top of that floor and anchor it to the joists below. On the outside barn wall, I did build two wall sections stacked on top of each other because I had the Barn Girts to anchor the wall to, Here is a video of how we used ropes to pull up the high wall section: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmabiXVmaKagncU If interested, we also use ropes and a z-pulley system to raise some beams: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZbXYZqmrb1rd6M Hope this answers your questions and helps you out. Thanks for watching.

[@brixico1404]

Do you think you will get any moisture in the walls

[@FromScratchRanch]

I hope not! I haven't detected any yet. I did struggle with trying to decide what to do here since I am not an expert in this area... but so far so good. Thanks for watching.

[@Z-Ack]

All metal buildings will get moisture on the interior side of the panels at some points in the year when dew point and/ or temps reach certain levels.. its not whether you detect moisture at one time but at those certaim times. Especially if the interior space is conditioned or heated.. supposed to have either a space between the insulation and wall for the water to evaporate and have weep holes or use a vapor barrier directly against the walls and isulation against that.. is why every metal building uses that white bagged looking insulation.. that plastic bag acts as the vapor barrier...

[@hunterm.172]

Hey brother-whats a rough estimate on your insulation cost? I’m working on my post frame garage apartment building and having a hard time factoring a price for it-my building is going to be around 3000 square-foot-(2000 is garage/1000 is apartment)

[@cygnus1965]

Someone is probably still itching handling them rolls Like that.