Hangar Insulation

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I'm looking for an affordable and "somewhat effective" way to insulate our 1200 sqft. hangar. We are in southern California, so low humidity and high heat in the summer time.
With that, it gets in the mid 50's inside the hangar in the winter time. Since we don't own the hangar, I'm kind of ruling out spray foam insulation and opting to go for the rigid poly-iso
board. Wanted to see if anyone has had good results in somewhat lowering the temp in the summertime and also with the winter. Hangar is metal also.
 
Does your metal hangar have a thin layer of insulation in the ceiling to prevent condensation drips?

My rented T hangar is all metal and the only insulation is a plastic faced thin layer in the ceiling above the support beams. I was told it was to prevent condensation drips. Not so much insulation? Helps some in the summer.
 
Gary Ward said:
Does your metal hangar have a thin layer of insulation in the ceiling to prevent condensation drips?

My rented T hangar is all metal and the only insulation is a plastic faced thin layer in the ceiling above the support beams. I was told it was to prevent condensation drips. Not so much insulation? Helps some in the summer.
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Everything is bare metal, so whatever I'd be attaching to the walls/ceiling will be it.
 
You might look at radiant barrier material, especially for the ceiling instead of the plastic.
 
NealRomeoGolf said:
I was preflighting in the teens this week and you're wanting to insulate in the mid-50s. I can't relate.
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Seriously. How warm blooded are they out there? Suck it up!
 
Take a look at EDPM in liquid form for the roof. Owner might allow this application.
 
bonefishpete said:
If I was the owner I’d say no to any insulation. Buy your own hanger if you want to remodel.
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I might consider letting a renter upgrade the hangar insulation depending on who, how, where, when, & what kind - if done properly, is beneficial, & no cost to me ...
 
Just absorb the facts: a sheet metal hanger under an August sun in southern California is gonna get hot. There's not a whole lot you can do about that other than build a concrete air conditioned one or move to Australia where it'll get hot in the winter.
 
You might consider building a temporary office type enclosure in a corner somewhere with heat & air. It would at least give you a place to get warm/cool if needed ...
 
I spray foamed my hangar except for the door which has rigid polystyrene fit to it. I wish I'd done my car garages as well.
 
Before I bought a hangar I tried to do the same, the results were marginally worth the time and effort.
The roof is your biggest offender of heat buildup, unless you have sun directly on a side or door.
Even insulated it'll eventually get ambient temp unless you cool (or heat).
 
Highflier said:
Before I bought a hangar I tried to do the same, the results were marginally worth the time and effort.
The roof is your biggest offender of heat buildup, unless you have sun directly on a side or door.
Even insulated it'll eventually get ambient temp unless you cool (or heat).
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I'll have to disagree. When I built my house I insulated the hangar because it is heated. During the summer, the hangar stayed comfortable far more of the time here in NC than the garages which were opressive. Took me a while to figure out why (the hangar does sit lower than the garages) but then I realized it was the insulation. As I said. I'd really like to redo the garage at some point.
 
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