insulating large steel garage
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I’m planning to convert a large steel garage into an apartment (sounds wierd, but will work). How do you folks attach insulation to the ceiling? There’s no wood, just steel. Thank you.
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The question isn't how to attach insulation... it's how to attach drywall. Are you going with a catherdral or regular attic under the roof?
Well, there are those glue-on nail plates. Dunno how much load they're rated for.
I guess what I was going for is this: Insulation is usually dictated by framing... in this case there isn't any yet, but there would be if he was going to drywall. If he is going to drywall, there will be framing to hold it, and that framing would also hold the insulation.
In metal buildings it's not uncommon to apply foil-faced insulation (in large blankets) just with the "nails", and leave it exposed. Not that this would provide much of a "finished" look for an "apartment", but I don't know what the OP has in mind.
OP must have run low on Internet Fluid.
Standard in the metal building industry is to use const. adhesive to glue long insulation 'pins' to the metal building. You skewer the insulation onto the pins and cap it w/ a special washer that goes on the pin, but doesn't come off. Used all the time in metal buildings or commercial building steel decks.
Kinda like the "glue on nail
Kinda like the "glue on nail plates" I mentioned?
Don't really know what you meant by glue on nail plates. We're not nailing or stapling, we're pinning.
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Thank you folks for the replies.
I am familiar with the pin and cap method of holding insulation to my garage door. Those pin bases had a very poor adhesive. I imagine construction adhesive would be far superior.
Anyway, for the ceiling, which I'd prefer to be open up to the top (14 ft.), like you see at some restaurants. The pin and cap method you mentioned sounds good. I didn't think about that being the commercial solution. They spray the ceiling flat black. Another option would be to put in a drop ceiling, and insulate above that.
The walls would be sheetrocked, and of course, insulation would be sandwiched between sheetrock and wall. What method are you using to secure sheetrock to steel beams? It's not like the thin metal studs where you can screw right into it.
I plan for the exterior of the big garage to be cypress, and the front to be a faux western store or saloon, with a big porch. Yeah, I know, kind of different.
I sure appreciate all of your input!