Styrofoam Insulation

[billmayo]

[quote="dusty"]The heat in Arizona, especially in July, August and September, is certainly a major consideration BUT I have a very effective roof mounted AC. The trailer is 8' wide and 19' long]

I used the 2" foam board insulation in my metal garage with the aluminum foil on the inside. That what I remember being told and the aluminum foil looks a lot better than the plastic covering as I did not put anything over the foam boards. It seems to have made quite a difference in the winter months.

I also have a 12X24 above ground swimming pool in the back of the garage that my wife uses year round now that I have 6 4X12 solar panels on the roof and a pool heat pump for the winter months.

[robinson46176]

[quote="dusty"]The heat in Arizona, especially in July, August and September, is certainly a major consideration BUT I have a very effective roof mounted AC. The trailer is 8' wide and 19' long]



You need to put it in with the foil on the outside for the summer and take it all out and turn it around for the winter...
Install it and all of your paneling with Velcro.

Yeah, I think you have it right.

I might mention that for many insulating jobs I find the rolls of FBBF (foil/bubble/bubble/foil) stuff extremely useful. Even where I don't use it for the whole job. Add a roll of the "real" duct tape (foil) and they serve well in many spots. One of my BIL's used it on his whole shop and it has served him very well for a number of years. I love how easy it is to cut and fit in oddball spots. It is pretty remarkable stuff and does a far better job of insulating than its "R" value would indicate.


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[JPG]

[quote="robinson46176"]You need to put it in with the foil on the outside for the summer and take it all out and turn it around for the winter...
Install it and all of your paneling with Velcro. ]
Winter?????

In Tucson?????



Surely you 'jest'!:D

[Ed in Tampa]

Here in Florida a couple of years ago they built a whole house from foam. After they got the foam up they stacco'ed the outside and drywalled the inside.
I was in it in the summer and with a variable speed scroll type air conditioner running at about 60% they kept in cool and in the winter body heat and heat from appliances kept it warm.

I believe they had to use a heat exchange air system to bring in fresh air to control humidity. I don't remember the details but I do know they mentioned humidity was a problem since the house was totally sealed.

House walls were about 12" thick and they said it would withstand 200 mph winds.

[skou]

Winter?????

In Tucson?????



Surely you 'jest'!:D

They've got "winter" in Tucson. Not like the winter we get in Phoenix, but close.
Here we wear long-sleeve shirts and even jackets. (Granted, that is only for formal occurances, not because it is cold.)



steve

[robinson46176]

Winter?????

In Tucson?????



Surely you 'jest'!:D

The top of Mount Lemmon is only about a half an hour out of town and they ski up there in the winter.
I haven't been there since 1959 so I would expect it to look a tiny bit different now. By now they may have dozed it all out flat and covered it with houses.


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[JPG]

Here in Florida a couple of years ago they built a whole house from foam. After they got the foam up they stacco'ed the outside and drywalled the inside.
I was in it in the summer and with a variable speed scroll type air conditioner running at about 60% they kept in cool and in the winter body heat and heat from appliances kept it warm.

I believe they had to use a heat exchange air system to bring in fresh air to control humidity. I don't remember the details but I do know they mentioned humidity was a problem since the house was totally sealed.

House walls were about 12" thick and they said it would withstand 200 mph winds.

Just keep the aspirating beings out of there and there will not be a humidity problem!:D


Come to think of it, no need to 'condition' then either.