blehmsect
New Member
My detached 2 car garage is used as a workshop and now that winter is here I need to insulate. I bought some faced bats to insulate the walls and I also plan to use the same to insulate the roof (not the ceiling, I want to slide items up there for storage and plan to keep it open). For the roof I will use the 'wavy boards' under the insulation to keep air flowing to the vents at the top of my walls.
I have read so many "DO THIS!" "DON'T DO THAT!" posts about vapor barriers. Considering my PNW climate, and my use of my detached garage, do I need to put plastic wrapping over my faced insulation? Or is faced insulation enough of a vapor retarder for my scenario? Long term I plan to put up sheet rock on the walls, but I will leave the roof unfinished with faced insulation (so I can use my ceiling as a surface for quick storage).
So, Is my faced insulation enough or should I use un-faced insulation and a plastic vapor barrier?
I have read so many "DO THIS!" "DON'T DO THAT!" posts about vapor barriers. Considering my PNW climate, and my use of my detached garage, do I need to put plastic wrapping over my faced insulation? Or is faced insulation enough of a vapor retarder for my scenario? Long term I plan to put up sheet rock on the walls, but I will leave the roof unfinished with faced insulation (so I can use my ceiling as a surface for quick storage).
So, Is my faced insulation enough or should I use un-faced insulation and a plastic vapor barrier?