Hello all,
I‘ve been having a heck of a time with an addition I added to my existing home. It’s approximately 400sq ft, conditioned, has a split system for heating/cooling and is separated from the main house by interior glass French doors. I’ve already had to fight the GC to get a vapor barrier installed below the sunroom, to the point of having the county building inspector involved. Now I’m wondering about the ceiling. We went with a cathedral ceiling with nickel gap(think shiplap if you aren’t familiar) finish. The “craftsmanship“ on the nickel gap was horrible. Work is being done to correct the finish and in the process some of the boards were removed. I can see that the insulation is R21(different from the contract) and that there is no barrier of any type between the boards and insulation. I’ve been told that the R value should be at least 38 and that there should be some form of thermal barrier. Does anyone know where I can find code that would address this situation?
Thanks!
I‘ve been having a heck of a time with an addition I added to my existing home. It’s approximately 400sq ft, conditioned, has a split system for heating/cooling and is separated from the main house by interior glass French doors. I’ve already had to fight the GC to get a vapor barrier installed below the sunroom, to the point of having the county building inspector involved. Now I’m wondering about the ceiling. We went with a cathedral ceiling with nickel gap(think shiplap if you aren’t familiar) finish. The “craftsmanship“ on the nickel gap was horrible. Work is being done to correct the finish and in the process some of the boards were removed. I can see that the insulation is R21(different from the contract) and that there is no barrier of any type between the boards and insulation. I’ve been told that the R value should be at least 38 and that there should be some form of thermal barrier. Does anyone know where I can find code that would address this situation?
Thanks!