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Re: Garage addition

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I started to move my tools and workbench into the garage over the week-end. I also got a few rolls of insulation installed.

Put Christmas lights and post a picture.

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I have a ton of left over lumber and lots of insulation though so inside work can continue.

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What's the best way to insulate the stairs? Should I install a riser then fill it with loose insulation then cap it off with the tread or should I do a faced batt towards the riser then another faced batt towards the tread?
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The only feedback I've gotten was from a co-worker on this who sides with loose fill so I guess I'm heading that direction.

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I'd do loose fill but I'd add a 6mil vapor barrier onto the stinger riser area for the first riser then install the riser. Next I'd fill the cavity with loose fill then cover the stinger tread area and install a tread. I'd do that starting at the bottom all the way up to the top. Then you'll have as much insulation as possible plus a vapor barrier.

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Why do you want to insulate the stairs?
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That's exactly what the building inspector told me.

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I have looked at the pictures.

I saw the vents in the roof, but figured that insulating/conditioning that space was a long ways off.

What sticks in my memory is this view with the stairs already closed in.
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Originally we planned to wait 3-5 years to finish the area but once the inspector made us firewall the ceiling in the garage it accelerated the plan since it's almost done anyways. I'll take a picture of the insulation this week-end but there is about $1,000 in fiberglass upstairs waiting for me to install it. If you figure the average is like $12 a roll there is like 80 rolls up there. I'll have the entire garage insulated by March 2013 so all that will be left is drywall. We're going to have heating installed next month.

Right now I'm just in the buying stage with the stairs. I'll be buying the risers, treads, insulation, etc. to do them in Dec./Jan. but I won't actually install them until the drywall is in so the risers/treads can be cut to the correct length to be flush with the drywall.

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I bought all the stuff to build the knee-wall doors this week. I still need to frame out the second knee-wall door opening in the garage. While I'm at it I'm also going to cut out 2 openings in the house upstairs and frame them out for knee-wall doors. I'm going to make 4 identical knee-wall doors.

I plan to install two 3" hinges and a Combi-Bolt on each knee-wall door. I'll use rigid insulation on the back of the door to get it up to like R-13 just like the walls. I'll weather strip the sides of each frame so the knee-wall doors close tight.
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I moved the tool chest into the garage last week-end. I'm going to try to break down the work bench then move it into the garage and reassemble it this week-end. I also moved the wide area mower, snow blower, and other power equipment into the garage last week-end. It's slowly starting to feel like a real garage!
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Shouldn't the vapor barrier face the warm side?