How do you put up industrial insulation in an unfinished garage.....?

Question

I recently bought a house and I was given some industrial insulation. It is basically rolled up into one huge roll. I was wondering how I could put it in my unfinished garage on the walls and make it stay. I plan to put some peg board over it after it is installed. Any ideas? Thank you.

Answer 1

"Industrial" insulation is normally wider than standard house framing... so, yes, you will need to trim it to fit between the studs, and also cut it off at lengths to fit the stud wall height. If it were my garage, I would cut several pieces off to length first.... then go back and cut the insulation to width. If you cut it right at, or even just a little larger than the stud widths... it will most likely hold itself in place without doing anything else to it. But you can, as one person mentioned, tack it in place with some staples if necessary. If you are going to staple it, then I would cut it about a half inch, to an inch wider than the stud spacing, so the extra width could be used to staple to the studs. I would staple to the inside of the stud too, rather than the face, thus keeping the studs free of any variance in layers of insulation for when you goto install the peg board.

I would also put up a layer of plastic on the inside, to help keep wind penetration to a minimum. Just put this right over the insulation, before you put up the peg board.

By the way... before installing the insulation, I would take one more look at the electrical outlets, to see if I wanted any more... best time to install additional wiring and outlets, would be before you insulate. ;)

To cut the insulation, you need a sharp utility knife, and a straight edge. It helps if you compress the insulation when cutting. For example, I will normally use a good straight piece of lumber.... when cutting insulation to length, I like for this lumber piece to be about a foot longer than the insulation is... this lets it extend about 6 inches on either side, and I can hold the far end with my hand, and rest a knee on the other, pushing down on the insulation (paper side up, if its the type with paper), and then run the knife along the edge of the lumber. This gives a nice clean edge to the cut. For cutting insulation to width, a second pair of hands would be handy, along with a longer piece of lumber. Again, you want the lumber to be longer than the length of insulaton you are cutting to width.

Use self tapping screws to put the peg board up with, and you'll not need to drill any pilot holes.

Have Fun!

Answer 2

Most heat is lost through the ceiling. Can you put it below the roof? It sounds like you might need to cut it to fit between the joists or studs. That is dirty work but it can be done simply enough.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

dont put it in the roof....put it between the joist like Heinz said.
I'm sure they have blown insulation in the attic.

Answer 5

You staple it between the joists.