Re: help with garage to studio conversion ...

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"flipper" <linter@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> my free-standing garage is separated into three walled-in rooms, so to
> speak, and i want to convert the middle room, which is 14 x 14, into a
> studio for my girlfriend.
> The two inside walls (ie the walls b/ the two other rooms) are wood
> boards on the studio side and open 2x4s on the other side. if i use
> kraft-faced insulation, do i put the paper facing the studio side with
> the pink facing out into the two outer rooms?
> also, what might you recommend me covering the insulaton with in
> those two walls? i was thinking that something like pegboard might be
> the cheapest and easiest for me, since i have no skills whatsoever.
> next, there's an attic over the ceiling and i don't use the attic for
> anything. can i just lay insulation down on the ceiling board?
> finally, the room has a cement floor. what do you guys do about that
> in colder climates? I'm in rhode island. someone told me to put down
> sleepers, fill in with insulation, cover that with plywood, etc; but
> that seems a little much. so: how much cold will come in through the
> ground, do you think?
> thanks!
>


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