Category Archives: Insulation
Ask the Guru: Is Vapor Barrier Required?
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 03/18/2013
For 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 The Pole Barn Guru on 03/13/2013
QuietRock – 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: Soundproofing, Soundproof Drywall, Soundproof Walls
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Roxul Insulation
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 03/12/2013
Roxul 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 The Pole Barn Guru on 03/11/2013
Hansen 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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