You really should have used foil covered rigid foam for benefit of radiant heat barrier! It would have added minimal expense, but given dividends forever in energy costs. You made some really poor choices in this attic conversion. I'm a 43 year HVAC contractor.

Good attention to detail. You are correct the baffles should extend down to the vented soffit. The concern there is windwashing of the blown cellulose. Depending on where you are located the vaulted ceiling total R-value may not meet code. Most areas of the country require R-30 or R-38 minimum.

@miillersconstruction

3 ай бұрын

It definitely does not meet code and the client knows that, the engineer also knows this. So how are we getting by doing this? Codes are pretty much non existent in my area. I know some of the code, but only from what I read online. In my 19 years full time as a contractor I've still never met a code enforcement officer or license inspector.

@sparksmcgee6641

2 ай бұрын

​@miillersconstruction well your the type of contractor we say was trained by the inspectors. You've never read code. Code is the lowest standard you should do and your bragging that you don't even know the lowest standard and have no intention of even knowing how low your quality is. No baffles shouldn't be an issue??????? No, as a matter of fact that will be an issue. Are you going to tell the client how much faster they will have to reroof with your design here.

@rudolphguarnacci197

Ай бұрын

​@@sparksmcgee6641 What would cause the shortening of the roof's life?

Do you have a video of this finished?

@miillersconstruction

Ай бұрын

very very soon....It will be a forever barnwood installation video that will show basically the finished product. Of course I show everything step by step in my stories on instagram. Its like a behind the scenes look if you have access to that platform.

Scammy Dan

All of this seems like nonsense when you should just be using closed cell spray foam

@miillersconstruction

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for checking out the video. You might want to do a bit of research on spray foam. There's actually an article in the latest issue of Fine Homebuilding that talks about it's failures.

@stealthassasin1day291

3 ай бұрын

@@miillersconstruction I agree with your build details but what are the latest failures with closed cell spray foam? I couldn't find any info aside from the cost, improper mixture with leads to bad foam (off gassing and adhesion) and material too wet for foam to adhere all due to operator error and not the foam. I'm genuinely curious as I'm looking into various types of insulation for a future build myself. Thanks for the video.

@miillersconstruction

3 ай бұрын

@@stealthassasin1day291 all of those points you mentioned, plus the conditions on the job site need to be ideal. The moisture content of the lumber the foam is adhering to, the humidity in the air the day they're spraying. All of those things are contributing factors. Leaky roof? You won't find it until it's way too late. I'm just not a fan of spray foam between rafter bays in my climate. It gets very hot and very humid here. Also currently there are only 2 shingle manufacturers That will even warranty their product if the underside of the deck has been spray foamed. Just too many variables, I've personally seen it fail, and the price point is 5x the strategy we have come up with for this particular build. I'm spending the clients money air sealing the space instead of using spray foam.

@thenexthobby

3 ай бұрын

Looks like a good setup. Seems the trade off for a finished attic is either roof replacement before it fails, or wait for the leak and a larger repair from the hidden layers. Neither are sustainable. I forgot option 3, move out first and let either be someone else’s problem.

@sparksmcgee6641

2 ай бұрын

​@@miillersconstructionyour set up is causing the same shingle issue as spray foam. So they the facing roofing without the benefit of good insulation. Man you're really not doing thi gs right. Flashing is putting an inch and a half of foam then batting. You said the area is high humidity and you just built a moisture trap.