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How to Insulate And Sheath Your Garage Walls Like a Boss

How to Insulate And Sheath Your Garage Walls Like a Boss

Steve August 8, 2017 20 Comments

When I moved into my current home, I had nowhere to set up shop. Coming from 2-1/2 bays of a 3-1/2 car garage, I was potentially – as they say – SOL (Dung Out of Luck). Fortunately, finances came through enough to lure a contractor into constructing a 24′ x 36′ building in the new back yard. But I could only afford bare studs and rafters, leaving the interior walls and ceiling up to me to deal with as my shriveled wallet slowly re-hydrates. I saved up enough to tackle the walls and spent several weeks researching and watching videos, learning how to properly do the job. And now I’m ready to share what I’ve learned. If you don’t mind a little manual labor, crack open a box of sweat rags and roll down your sleeves. Let’s insulate and start sheathing garage walls, all without drywall! Read More

Filed Under: Garage, How To

Flat Roof Insulation How To

Marc Lyman July 19, 2012 16 Comments

flat roof insulationLike most Southern Californians, we use our garage for just about everything EXCEPT storing a car. It’s a luxury not all parts of the country have, but it affords Californians with some square footage that might normally be a basement in other parts of the country. In our case the garage is a HomeFixated proving ground, workshop and all-around man-cave (you do need to ignore the washer and dryer, which completely mess with the man-cave feng shui). Our garage has a flat and dark-colored roof, and in the summer it turns into an oven that will literally broil you if dare set foot inside it mid-day. When we recently needed to reroof the garage, I decided to capitalize on the opportunity and install some rigid foam board insulation as well. Read More

Filed Under: Garage, Green, Heating & Cooling, How To, Roofing

Reach Barrier Garage Door Insulation Kit How-To

Marc Lyman June 14, 2012 11 Comments

Filed Under: Garage, Green, Heating & Cooling, How To, Videos

InsOwall Eco Insulating Plaster: Another Layer To A Green Home

Jen March 29, 2010 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Building Materials, Green

How To Find and Fix a Window Draft

Jen December 3, 2009 7 Comments

Filed Under: DIY Discussion, Heating & Cooling, How To, Windows & Doors

Rox My Reno World: Roxul ComfortBatt Insulation

Jen July 28, 2009 10 Comments

Filed Under: Building Materials, Heating & Cooling

Many Good Ideas & One Bad One for the Air Dry Plastic & Vinyl Coater

Jen July 17, 2009 6 Comments

Filed Under: Safety, Tools

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