I am building a small tack room for my wife and am considering the insulation. Here's what I have in mind and I'm wondering if it will be correct?
The wall studs are 45 x 90 where I will of course fill with 90 insulation. Is it OK if I then place the moisture barrier there and frame with 45 x 45 on the inside for an additional 45 mm of insulation and then nail the wall panel directly onto these studs? Or is a ventilation space needed between the insulation and panel?
The tack room will not be kept warmer than 10 degrees in winter, except occasionally when horse blankets need drying. My suggestion is to then use a small extra heater in combination with a dehumidifier. The tack room is small, only about 2 x 2 m
Best regards, Mats
The wall studs are 45 x 90 where I will of course fill with 90 insulation. Is it OK if I then place the moisture barrier there and frame with 45 x 45 on the inside for an additional 45 mm of insulation and then nail the wall panel directly onto these studs? Or is a ventilation space needed between the insulation and panel?
The tack room will not be kept warmer than 10 degrees in winter, except occasionally when horse blankets need drying. My suggestion is to then use a small extra heater in combination with a dehumidifier. The tack room is small, only about 2 x 2 m
Best regards, Mats
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The plastic should be as far in as possible
But you get an installation space for electricity etc. with your solution.
The main thing is that you have more insulation outside the plastic than inside
But you get an installation space for electricity etc. with your solution.
The main thing is that you have more insulation outside the plastic than inside
That sounds perfectly fine!senmathal said:
I recall a rule of thumb is that at least 2/3 of the insulation should be outside the moisture barrier.
In my little mini stable, we have no plastic foil at all:
External panel
28x70 mm nail battens
9 mm external gypsum
120 mm studs and insulation
21 mm raw plank as the inner panel.
In a stable, you probably should have external electrical installations, I believe there's some regulation about it.
So there should be no need for any "installation space."
This, among other things, is so that the installations should be inspectable, and to reduce the risk of damage by rodents, like mice and rats.
Where do you have the tack room if not in the stable?senmathal said:
We also don't have the tack room in the stable itself. I think it seems common to have it in an adjacent space?
Adjacent space I can buy, but isn't it practical to have the tack room in the same building as where the horses are? That is, in the stable.Norrhyttan said:
I have the stable in the barn, which also houses the cowshed, henhouse, milk room, carriage shed, workshop, hayloft, woodshed, outhouse, and paddock. It feels wrong to call the building a stable then.KnockOnWood said:
It seems like we mean the same thing then.Norrhyttan said:
I read in some threads that you should not have a vapor barrier if it is not constantly over 10 degrees in the building. It can even cause damage.
As for the location of the tack room, it is not in, but directly adjacent to the stable. We have built a roofed structure with walls outside one of the stable walls. Now, on one side of the entrance, there will be an insulated tack room of an impressive 3.6 sqm. What I mean by not in the stable is that no animals will be in the space, and therefore it should not be subject to the regulations that apply to stables. However, the electricity in the stable needs to be reviewed in due course. For example, the fluorescent lights should have a solid grille, and the wiring should be protected, etc.
My wife always tends to defend any shortcomings by saying she has a loose housing system and that the stable only functions as emergency stalls or whatever it's called,
/Mats
As for the location of the tack room, it is not in, but directly adjacent to the stable. We have built a roofed structure with walls outside one of the stable walls. Now, on one side of the entrance, there will be an insulated tack room of an impressive 3.6 sqm. What I mean by not in the stable is that no animals will be in the space, and therefore it should not be subject to the regulations that apply to stables. However, the electricity in the stable needs to be reviewed in due course. For example, the fluorescent lights should have a solid grille, and the wiring should be protected, etc.
My wife always tends to defend any shortcomings by saying she has a loose housing system and that the stable only functions as emergency stalls or whatever it's called,
/Mats