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  • From: clhw AT InfoAve.Net (clhw)
  • To: WarrenSmith AT PalmettoBuilders.net, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] metal homes
  • Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:43:37 -0400

My husband used to work with a metal building construction firm.
The buildings were used both for businesses and homes.
They used a roll of insulation material on the inside of the metal. It had
fiberglass insulation on the side next to the metal and vinyl on the inside
of the building.

Some people finished the buildings with brick facades and there were
usually interior walls for dividing off rooms or offices. Carpet put on the
floor. We live in a high humidity area with only about 6 weeks of winter,
about 2 of which are below freezing temperatures, some as low as zero F.

>You folks are somewhat over complicating the insulation/condensation issue.
>Condensation happens when warmer, moister interior air contacts the colder
>metal panels. The solution used for years and years in pre-engineered metal
>buildings is fiberglas insulation with surprise, a vinyl vapor barrier. Once
>the envelope is sealed with that system treated lumber is not required, and
>additional, more conventional insulation can be added.
>
>http://www.naima.org/pages/resources/faq/faq_metal.html
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