Metal working workshop shell built now to sound insulation I went with no windows
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Looks good, for my 4x5m workshop I was concerned about lighting so opted for multiple spagnolette locking windows and double glazing with the inner glass being laminated for added security, given that timber/metal egress is a risk with some of the tools I have!
I used 80mm studding for the walls and in-filled with Celotex for added sound-proofing, so outside-in my wall construction was -
Cedar shingles, Tyvek breathable membrane, 18mm ply, 80mm studs, vapour barrier, 15mm battens, 6mm finish ply. this facilitated running the electrics in the cavity and no doubt the layered construction added to the sound insulation too.
It might be a trick of the light but it looks like you missed painting the top edges of your roof capping...
I used 80mm studding for the walls and in-filled with Celotex for added sound-proofing, so outside-in my wall construction was -
Cedar shingles, Tyvek breathable membrane, 18mm ply, 80mm studs, vapour barrier, 15mm battens, 6mm finish ply. this facilitated running the electrics in the cavity and no doubt the layered construction added to the sound insulation too.
It might be a trick of the light but it looks like you missed painting the top edges of your roof capping...
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Yes well spotted started to rain so letting it settle tongue and groove will move a bit so will repaint second coat of barn paint
100 celotex of cuts need to reduce to 50 mm thick for walls as used 75mm studs for walls vapour barrier 19mm cladding want a air gap pulse alloy bubble rapp layer before 12/18 OSB or ply boarding
Anyone thinned down foam sheets with a hot wire jig ?
Anyone thinned down foam sheets with a hot wire jig ?
Used 4x2 for roof 18mm ply rubber membrane so will use pattens for air gap and 100 celotex for insulation then ply sheets
As machines noisy doors will be insulated and shut when machining will add ventilation extraction fan with baffles and trunking
As machines noisy doors will be insulated and shut when machining will add ventilation extraction fan with baffles and trunking
WRT cutting Celotex - deffo try hot-wire 1st, cutting the stuff with a fine saw to infill studwork was incredibly dusty work made worse by the fact it has fibre-glass reinforcing running through it which can be quite irritating to lungs and even your hands!
TomGW
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If you have enough 75mm off-cuts to complete at least one wall I would seriously consider battening out to suit rather than trying to split the thickness and waste insulation in the process.
