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Garage Insulation Question: how to apply insulation to certain areas?

5 years ago

Looking to turn single car garage into home gym. How would I go about insulating the front and back top ends of the garage? It is vented with a ridge vent and soffit vents on either side.

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toxcrusadr
5 years ago
Seems to me this garage needs a ceiling.
3onthetree
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
You seem to be asking how to insulate the gable ends of the roof. If that is the question then you must be insulating the "rafters" (top chord of trusses) of the main roof and having an open ceiling.

The quick answer is use the same insulation you are using in the rafters. But it can be more complicated than that depending on what/type/how you are doing it.
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toxcrusadr
5 years ago
That would indeed be the other alternative. Insulate the gable end walls and under the roof and don't worry about having a ceiling.

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