Post by patricimo54 on Dec 21, 2010 22:27:13 GMT -5
I have been given a little money for Christmas so I thought that I would try to insulate as much of my fur shed/ work shop as possible. The fur shed end of the thing has a southern exposure so for an added plus I thought about a simple reflectant barrier.
Knowing that an average wall void was 14.5" and that a standard roll of foil was 12" wide I realized I needed to lap the foil. Using my miter saw I cut a standard roll into 3 equal parts. I then unrolled the piece of foil to length and lapped over it with a full roll, shiny side out ward.
After this is securely taped into place a piece of batten insulation is placed on top of it to fill the wall void.
It is common in my part of the world to purchase OSB that has a foil relectant coating on one side. Hopefully me adding the foil will reflect some or most of the direct sun and increase my comfort level.
Knowing that an average wall void was 14.5" and that a standard roll of foil was 12" wide I realized I needed to lap the foil. Using my miter saw I cut a standard roll into 3 equal parts. I then unrolled the piece of foil to length and lapped over it with a full roll, shiny side out ward.
After this is securely taped into place a piece of batten insulation is placed on top of it to fill the wall void.
It is common in my part of the world to purchase OSB that has a foil relectant coating on one side. Hopefully me adding the foil will reflect some or most of the direct sun and increase my comfort level.
