frugal
Established Member
There has been a lot of discussion about workshop insulation on these forums, but I do not think I have seen a discussion about how insulation affects condensation.
At the moment I have a workshop that is 20'x12' and made from concrete blocks with a roof of brick tiles. The workshop is about 10' away from the rest of the house and it is currently unheated.
One of my concerns is that when it gets cold there is a slight build up of rust on the cast iron tables . If I insulate the workshop will this help the condensation, or do I need to keep the workshop above a certain temperature to keep down the condensation and the insulation will just make that process cheaper?
Given that my back of an envelope calculations reckon it will cost about £1,000 to insulate the walls and roof (Kingspan 50mm, battens and 10m OSB to cover), am I better off spending this money to insulate, or am I better off spending the money on a table saw and trying to get some kind of anti-corrosion coating for the tools?
At the moment I have a workshop that is 20'x12' and made from concrete blocks with a roof of brick tiles. The workshop is about 10' away from the rest of the house and it is currently unheated.
One of my concerns is that when it gets cold there is a slight build up of rust on the cast iron tables . If I insulate the workshop will this help the condensation, or do I need to keep the workshop above a certain temperature to keep down the condensation and the insulation will just make that process cheaper?
Given that my back of an envelope calculations reckon it will cost about £1,000 to insulate the walls and roof (Kingspan 50mm, battens and 10m OSB to cover), am I better off spending this money to insulate, or am I better off spending the money on a table saw and trying to get some kind of anti-corrosion coating for the tools?