Barn filling up...shoulda built a bigger one..Doh.

[Charley Lillard]

It turned out pretty nice. I will take some pics for you.

[Pantera]

That might work fine on the sides. Especally if you put new metal up inside over it. The main place this stuff is not good to use in the roof and perhaps the top 2 feet of the walls. That is where it seems to come off when it gets too damp from condinsation.

It may be cheaper and better to use the pink fiberglass that comes in rolls with a paperback normally used for a house and then put the metal sheets on in front of it?. You can use a spray glue to hold it in place.

That way you don't have to empty the entire building out while you do it. You can just do one wall area at a time.

[firstgenaddict]

Skylights are terrible. We have nothing but problems in our 60,000 sqft warehouse. It would have been cheaper to pay for the powerbill to light up the warehouse.
They were great for a few years but after awhile nothing but trouble.

[JChlupsa]

What kind of trouble are you having with them besides leaking? Were having somewhere around 130 of the installed in the warehouses here and any known problems I would like to bring up to the company thats installing them and get them noted so if they same problems happen they can pay for the fix. Nice thing about being part of the contract team being that Im also the building manager for the warehouses as well.

[Pantera]

They sweat and drop mosture down on your cars, tools or what is under them. Unless it is office space I would have them put in the top of the wall just under the eaves. Then use mercury vapor or other High lumim lights to light up the place.

If they are double pane glass insulated that might work.

Pantera

[scuncio]

I just bought a house with a 4-yr old detached garage that has four double-pane skylights on the roof. So far I haven't had any trouble with them sweating or leaking, and no evidence of water damage. Single pane obviously may be a different story, but I am happy with these. It makes a huge difference in ambient light when you've got a structure with no side windows.

[Pantera]

I agree that the light is wonderful. I have 6 in my 50x60 and they are not too bad but I would put them in the wall the next building that I build.

Your double pane should not sweat like the ones that they use in most metal buildings. They use a sheet of white fiberglass or plastic (not sure which it is?) that is the same shape as the metal.

I think the problems only show up in a all metal building for some reason. Must have something to do with the surounding metal temp? Also if you have any insulation and heat in the building will also make a difference.

But no matter what if it goes through the roof there is always a chance that it can develop a leak. Just do a lot of homework before you buy some if you are building one. The manfacturers have come a long way with sealing and water control since I built my building back in the early 80's.

Pantera

[firstgenaddict]

Hawaiian,
Just have a problem with them leaking... nothing else.