GBA Logo horizontal Facebook LinkedIn Email Pinterest Twitter X Instagram YouTube Icon Navigation Search Icon Main Search Icon Video Play Icon Plus Icon Minus Icon Picture icon Hamburger Icon Close Icon Sorted

Community and Q&A

Help with old church insulation and air barrier

mgensler | Posted in General Questions on

We’re doing some eneregy upgrades in our church and I’m looking for advice on the assembly options for this equipment loft space. We’re in climate zone 4a. The roofing material is asphalt shingles.

The existing roof rafters are 6 1/4″ and it varies but around 18″ wide bays. At some point in the past 2×4’s were nailed horizontally across the vertical rafters and r-19 faced fiberglass was installed. They left an air vent behind the fiberglass but no air chutes as far as I can tell.

We’re in the process of replacing the HVAC equipment in this space so it would be a good time to fix the insulation and air barrier issues as well as fire rate the ceiling.

I’d like 2-3 options to present and go out to bid. 

Here are a couple images of the space: 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JBy1PEsfkUAVEd1NA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LdLXpH3X7iPXmzik6

Thanks!

GBA Prime

Join the leading community of building science experts

Become a GBA Prime member and get instant access to the latest developments in green building, research, and reports from the field.

Replies

  1. walta100 | | #1

    Seems to me the photos show a big complex job with a multitude of errors and very different from the homes we mostly talk about on this site.

    I think finding a consultant and paying them for a professional opinion would be the best course of action.

    Walta

Log in or create an account to post an answer.

Community

Recent Questions and Replies

  • |
  • |
  • |
  • |