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[dannystarr]

It is pretty flat here. Nothing to hold back the winds. Just gotta make sure you have nothing that can blow away. I watched one of my folding tables go a 1/4 mile!
If you look up on Google the best weather in the US is Santa Barbara CA. BUT.. the prices there are out of our reach. I would rather buy cars. And CA was getting crazy with having to evacuate from all the fires.

The entire back wall will be covered with 5-ply plywood. About 22 sheets of 1/2" at a cost of about $2,500. So that takes care of 50 feet top to bottom. That will also help slightly with the R rating and help with the temp. control some. 1/2" plywood rates at about .062. So that is another 5/8ths of 1. You also pick up a little R rating with the space between the spray foam and the back of the plywood. It boils down to the U Factor. What amount of heat/cold transfer is able to pass through. Then as time goes by, I will plywood the side walls. We will see... D

[black69]

Garage looks great so far! To add to the dehumidification comment made in an earlier post, I run a sante-fe dehumidifier a close HVAC friend turned me on to vs running an air conditioner most of the time here in chicagoland. My 24/30 x 50 garage gets by with that dehumidifier most of the time, I hardly even use an air unit. Lot cheaper. Hope you like the epoxy floor info I sent you in a pm. Bob

[Crush]

Originally Posted by black69

Garage looks great so far! To add to the dehumidification comment made in an earlier post, I run a sante-fe dehumidifier a close HVAC friend turned me on to vs running an air conditioner most of the time here in chicagoland. My 24/30 x 50 garage gets by with that dehumidifier most of the time, I hardly even use an air unit. Lot cheaper. Hope you like the epoxy floor info I sent you in a pm. Bob

Curious about the dehumidifier set up. I’m in Mi 1800sf barn, spray foamed, and have considered mini split. There are probably a few weeks in Summer that it gets too hot and so just curious on the size you have and what you do w water?
Thx

[Zedder]

Originally Posted by dannystarr

It is pretty flat here. Nothing to hold back the winds. Just gotta make sure you have nothing that can blow away. I watched one of my folding tables go a 1/4 mile!
If you look up on Google the best weather in the US is Santa Barbara CA. BUT.. the prices there are out of our reach. I would rather buy cars. And CA was getting crazy with having to evacuate from all the fires.

The entire back wall will be covered with 5-ply plywood. About 22 sheets of 1/2" at a cost of about $2,500. So that takes care of 50 feet top to bottom. That will also help slightly with the R rating and help with the temp. control some. 1/2" plywood rates at about .062. So that is another 5/8ths of 1. You also pick up a little R rating with the space between the spray foam and the back of the plywood. It boils down to the U Factor. What amount of heat/cold transfer is able to pass through. Then as time goes by, I will plywood the side walls. We will see... D

Just watch for any sparks etc on the sections that are not covered with plywood. Spray foam is flame resistant in most cases, but not flame proof.