Winter camp is ready to go.

[Bob B.]

Looking for information from those in the know. My floor has 2 inch foam board insultation built in. I will be installing 2 inch foam board insulation over my 6 inch rafters ( gambrel roof ) to allow for flow of air and moisture out of the roof vent and keep the heat in the cabin. I am thinking of leaving the side walls uninsulated and just using dead air space between the 2x4 stud and the paneling. I can save some time and money doing this. My hope is leaving the walls uninsulated will not matter nearly as much as having the floor and ceiling insulated.

So, those of you who know much better than me, is my idea reasonable?

 

[Boatman53]

If you can insulate do it. I live in a 200 year old house with no insulation in the walls that are still original. The cold air finds its way in. Now your cabin might have a tighter seal in general than my house but it will be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter with insulation.
Jim

Here are some pics of my ‘winter’ work.

The sheathing boards turned out to be impressively wide.

Jim

 

[Robin]

When I lived in Connecticut I had a uninsulated shop, I thought I liked the look of the rafters too much to cover them up, and I thought the used interior 1x12” barn board would hold the heat in. My friend disagreed and he held a match along the wall seams, sure enough, I guess I made a mistake not insulating.
I had a decent wood stove but it really couldn’t keep up with the heat loose.
I insulated my current shop and it holds heat nicely, although the insulation and pine siding set me back some.

 

[scoutergriz]

When I lived in Connecticut I had a uninsulated shop, I thought I liked the look of the rafters too much to cover them up, and I thought the used interior 1x12” barn board would hold the heat in. My friend disagreed and he held a match along the wall seams, sure enough, I guess I made a mistake not insulating.
I had a decent wood stove but it really couldn’t keep up with the heat loose.
I insulated my current shop and it holds heat nicely, although the insulation and pine siding set me back some.

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those pups look like it's just the right temperature inside