Shop Moisture Question

Steve, this website should help answer some of your questions. Also, if you are wrapping the outside walls, you need to use Tyvek so it can let moisture out. If your hanging a vapor barrier inside, then 6 mil visqueen is fine. 4 mil is the standard. Don’t forget to tape your seams and to caulk your edges. Also, use the wire insulation rods to hold the insulation in place between the rafters.

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I run a dehumidifier on my shop to maintain about 50-60% humidity. . . it is set and will cycle year round as needed. This keeps my blades and tools from rusting, keeps my wood at a steady humidity. . .seems to work pretty well.

Of course, my shop is built into a hillside. . it is the bottom floor of a split level, so I have walkout doors on the east side, and a concrete block wall built into the bank on the west side. The north and south ends have 7” walls, blown w/Cellulose, and the east wall is the same, except I have two 6’ french doors and one walk-through, so those don’t give me quite the r-value. The ceiling is non-insulated as there is living space above it. It’s 50’ x 26’ and one small dehumidifier keeps it balanced without a problem, and needless to say, I need very little heating and cooling. . . now, all I need is time, ha ha. Christy Hicks

Thanks so much to the host and I enjoyed reading about it. Ceszar Augusto

Excellent and very exciting site. Love to watch. Keep Rocking.
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Great idea creating a vapor barrier

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