Category Archives: Insulation
Dear Guru: Can I Use Cellulose Insulation?
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/11/25 @ 8:00Welcome to Ask the Pole Barn Guru – where you can ask questions about building topics, with answers posted on Mondays. With many questions to answer, please be patient to watch for yours to come up on a future Monday segment. If you want a quick answer, please be sure to answer with a “reply-able” […]
Read moreDear Guru: Do I Need Vapor Barrier Under Insulation?
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/10/28 @ 8:00Welcome to Ask the Pole Barn Guru – where you can ask questions about building topics, with answers posted on Mondays. With many questions to answer, please be patient to watch for yours to come up on a future Monday segment. If you want a quick answer, please be sure to answer with a “reply-able” […]
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- Tags: Foam Board Insulation, Foil-faced Foam Board, Tyvek, Vapor Barrier, Housewrap
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How To Add Insulation Between Purlins
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/10/11 @ 8:00If you happen to be considering building a pole building in a part of the country where sidewall columns MUST (it is a mindset, not a structural requirement) be every eight feet and trusses MUST be every two or four feet, then it is time to take a leap of faith out of the very […]
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- Tags: Roof Insulation, Ceiling Insulation, Adding Roof Insulation
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Comfortable Bonus Rooms
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/09/11 @ 8:00More and more we have clients asking for their new pole buildings to be designed with bonus space above which can be later turned into a finished “bonus room” (my home office is in exactly one of these spaces). Done right, this bonus room can be a cozy addition; done wrong, it can be chronically […]
Read more- Categories: Building Interior, Insulation, Pole Barn Planning
- Tags: Attic Room; Attic Space, Upstairs Room
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Dear Pole Barn Guru: Ventilation for an Old Pole Barn?
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/09/02 @ 8:00Welcome to Ask the Pole Barn Guru – where you can ask questions about building topics, with answers posted on Mondays. With many questions to answer, please be patient to watch for yours to come up on a future Monday segment. If you want a quick answer, please be sure to answer with a “reply-able” […]
Read more- Categories: Insulation, Pole Barn Questions, Ventilation
- Tags: Insulation, Gable Vents, Remodeling Old Barn
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Thermography Proves Energy Efficiency of Post Frame Buildings
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/08/29 @ 8:00The National Frame Building Association (NFBA) commissioned a report, which was produced in May 2010, to illustrate point of heat transfer in different types of buildings using thermographic images. Both builders and registered design professionals (architects and engineers) familiar with post frame buildings know these buildings use fewer structural components to create an exceptionally economical, […]
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- Tags: Batt Insulation, Thermal Bridging, Insulation, Fiberglass Insulation
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Dear Guru: Which Insulation Should I Use in My Metal Pole Building?
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/08/26 @ 8:00DEAR POLE BARN GURU: I have a few questions that you might be able to easily answer. I have a metal pole building wood framed. Most of it has the standard Condensation/insulation blanket in it however some of it got damaged by mice and had to be ripped out. We are now trying to finish […]
Read more- Categories: Insulation, Pole Barn Questions, Ventilation
- Tags: Fiberglass Insulation, BIBS Insulation, Batt Insulation, Earthbag
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Spray Foam
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/07/30 @ 8:00Well, It Sounded Good Anyhow On an Internet Forum, was being discussed insulation and condensation control of pole buildings. “Dave” posted: “If you spray foam the interior, for insulation and moisture barrier, there is a polyurethane foam that is rated for fire retardant qualities… and it stops air infiltration….” Dave sent me the link to […]
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- Tags: Foam Fire Rating, Polyurethane Foam
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Moisture Barrier: A Bad Place for Plastic
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/07/16 @ 8:00Eric, one of the owners of Hansen Buildings, was chattering with me today about the number of interesting telephone calls he fields. Many of these are probably due to this blog, as well as “Ask the Pole Barn Guru” – the weekly advice column for those with pole building questions, concerns, or who just are […]
Read moreGreenFiber Insulation
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/07/12 @ 8:00When we were kids, we (and all the extended family) went camping three times every summer – over Memorial, Independence and Labor Day weekends. Dad was always keeping his eyes open for old cabins. He knew many years ago newspapers were used for insulation, and he often scored on interesting tidbits of history in finding […]
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- Tags: Fiberglass Insulation, Building Green, Green Insulation
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High Performance Pole Buildings & Insulation
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/05/14 @ 8:00Pole Buildings and Insulation When designing a high-performance pole building – whether it be residential or commercial, the heating and cooling loads need to be shaved everywhere they can be. Thermal bridging creates hot spots or cold spots in the building envelope, and this makes a difference for heating and cooling costs—as well as for […]
Read moreDear Pole Barn Guru: Vapor Barrier & Compaction Questions
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/04/29 @ 8:00Welcome to our newest feature: Ask the Pole Barn Guru – where you can ask questions about building topics, with answers posted on Mondays. With many questions to answer, please be patient to watch for yours to come up on a future Monday segment. Email all questions to: PoleBarnGuru@HansenPoleBuildings.com DEAR POLE BARN GURU: Will […]
Read more- Categories: Insulation, Pole Barn Questions, Steel Roofing & Siding
- Tags: Roof Condensation, Double Bubble Insulation
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Ceramic Insulation
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/03/19 @ 8:00Ceramic Insulation In the 1990’s I owned Momb Steel Buildings in Spokane. We provided pole building packages and also constructed post frame buildings from a bricks and mortar location. As the sales team grew in size, we would have weekly meetings for educational purposes. The resultant of these became known as “stump the expert” (aka […]
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- Tags: Pole Barn Insulation, Ceramic Insulation Paint, Paint As Insulation, Shipping Containers
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Ask the Guru: Is Vapor Barrier Required?
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/03/18 @ 8:00For those of you just joining Mike the Pole Barn Guru’s Blog – Mondays are now “Ask the Guru” where you can submit construction and building product questions for Mike to answer in upcoming Monday segments of this blog. If it is a topic Mike is not well versed in, or a new product he […]
Read moreQuietRock – The Sound Dampening Sheetrock Solution
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/03/13 @ 8:00QuietRock – Sound Dampening Sheetrock When my wife and I designed our pole building home in South Dakota, one of our considerations was to isolate (for sound) as much as possible the master suite from the living areas of the rest of the house. We put a large pool table in the center of an […]
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- Tags: Soundproof Drywall, Soundproof Walls, Soundproofing
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Roxul Insulation
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/03/12 @ 8:00Roxul Insulation It isn’t often I go to visit a Home Depot® and am presented with a gift, but my visit to Pro Associate (aka as PASA) Diane at the Sparks, Nevada location was an exception. I’ve been negligent in having her gift to me sit on my desk for months, before really investigating it, […]
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- Tags: Insulation R Value; ComfortBatt
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Dear Pole Barn Guru: What Type of Insulation Should I Use?
Posted by polebarnguru on 13/03/11 @ 8:00Hansen Buildings new feature for each Monday is “Ask the Guru” where you can submit questions for Mike the Pole Barn Guru to answer on future Monday blogs. Email the Guru at: PoleBarnGuru@HansenPoleBuildings.com DEAR POLE BARN GURU: I purchased one of your pole building kit packages late last summer, and have just finished constructing it. […]
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