Insulating The Double Roller Doors On My Brewhouse

[Hogan]

The new brewhouse is up and running. 42sqm of colourbond insulated with silver blanket, batts and ply on roof and walls. Trouble is that the two steel roller doors face west and I'm finding a great deal of heat being generated on and through the doors.

I am considering gluing a couple of space blankets to the inside but don't know if this would be effective as there would be no air layer between the door and the blanket. Need something to absord the heat as it comes through the doors or reflect if back out. Having reflective material on the outside is not an option.

Any suggestions from those who have come across the same problem (and fixed it) would be appreciated.


Cheers, Hoges.

 

[olde]

Just swing the shed around 90 degrees to the south, or 180 degrees. There's no cure for poor design. At a pinch consider an awning.

 

[drsmurto]

The new brewhouse is up and running. 42sqm of colourbond insulated with silver blanket, batts and ply on roof and walls. Trouble is that the two steel roller doors face west and I'm finding a great deal of heat being generated on and through the doors.

I am considering gluing a couple of space blankets to the inside but don't know if this would be effective as there would be no air layer between the door and the blanket. Need something to absord the heat as it comes through the doors or reflect if back out. Having reflective material on the outside is not an option.

Any suggestions from those who have come across the same problem (and fixed it) would be appreciated.


Cheers, Hoges.

Any pics of the insulation etc inside the shed?

My bar is a single car garage with the roller door facing north. In summer you can barely touch the door without getting 3rd degree burns. I'd love to insulate it and the roof as well to reduce the temp.

Either that or i could actually fix the AC that has been there for the past 3.5 years as a wall decoration :lol:

 

[alowen474]

Put a verandah on the front.

 

[MarkBastard]

Plant a tree and wait 10 years :huh:

 

[TidalPete]

The new brewhouse is up and running. 42sqm of colourbond insulated with silver blanket, batts and ply on roof and walls. Trouble is that the two steel roller doors face west and I'm finding a great deal of heat being generated on and through the doors.

I am considering gluing a couple of space blankets to the inside but don't know if this would be effective as there would be no air layer between the door and the blanket. Need something to absord the heat as it comes through the doors or reflect if back out. Having reflective material on the outside is not an option.

Any suggestions from those who have come across the same problem (and fixed it) would be appreciated.


Cheers, Hoges.

Pics would be good Hoges.
Don't suppose there's room for an awning?
I have my brewshed all planned for when I win lotto & as it will face the east an awning is included just for the reason you mention.

TP

 

[joshuahardie]

Paint the door white

Ditch the roller door, and use a swinging door that can be insulated.

I don't see a simple answer to this one really....

 

[FNQ Bunyip]

maybe a stepup from space blanket would be Aircel insulation ,, I recon your rollerdoors would still be good to roll, its only a few mm thick ,, spray adhesive it on ...

Alot of building sites have offcut laying around

cheers

 

[.DJ.]

ask the sun to move...

 

[argon]

Pics would be good Hoges.
Don't suppose there's room for an awning?
I have my brewshed all planned for when I win lotto & as it will face the east an awning is included just for the reason you mention.

TP

Awning would definitely be the go mate. Need pics for a better idea. Perhaps a roller blind attached to the outside of the shed that comes down over the face of the doors. This would essentially stop heat gain directly to the face of the colorbond. Added benefit would be you could have the doors open for breezes but still have the shade and privacy from the roller blind.

anyone of these kind of things... wouldn't take up any square meterage that way

 

[joshuahardie]

ask the sun to move...

or brew at night

 

[fraser_john]

Yep, some kind of external blind. Possibly even put up one of those shade sails as well just to keep the sun off.

 

[earle]

What about a couple of whirly-birds or exhaust fans in the roof at the door end of the shed. Draw the hot air out at the end it is being produced.

 

[outbreak]

Having an airgap is critical even with aircell insulation (I am aware that it contains air) maybe you coul use some sort of spacer to create an air gap, anything is better than nothing though. Aircell is pretty pricey but would be your best bet in this situation as it will create thermal lag an also reflect the heat. Or you could shell out for some Aerogel http://www.aerogel.com/

Or mentioned above an awning, its always easier to stop the heat before it hits a surface than to insulate when it comes to keeping heat out.....

 

[Hogan]

Thanks all for the comments. Argon and others have given me food for thought, especially the pull down blind or awning at the front. Heavy duty canvas roll up could be the go. I was a bit fixated with not cluttering up the outside but now I'm being swayed that way.

The location was not where it was to go originally but a hard nose council inspector would not let me put it where I wanted and the configuration led to the doors facing west.

Here are some pics for your info.


Cheers, Hoges.

 

[Fents]

those pics are the stuff shed dreams are mad of. nice setup.

 

[argon]

Thanks all for the comments. Argon and others have given me food for thought, especially the pull down blind or awning at the front. Heavy duty canvas roll up could be the go. I was a bit fixated with not cluttering up the outside but now I'm being swayed that way.

The location was not where it was to go originally but a hard nose council inspector would not let me put it where I wanted and the configuration led to the doors facing west.

Here are some pics for your info.


Cheers, Hoges.

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Firstly good looking shed... a little jealous i must say.

The pull down blind should be a good option. For the simplicity that you're excluding the heat from even entering the envelope in the first instance. Therefore not requiring you to increase the thermal mass of the built fabric.

From the pics... it looks like there is a reasonable amount of space in front of the doors for a pergola. Adding a slatted screen or blind to the western side would also suffice in providing shade to the western elevation of the shed... plus you'd have a nice court in front of the shed.

Good luck with it mate. :icon_cheers:

 

[TidalPete]

Thanks all for the comments. Argon and others have given me food for thought, especially the pull down blind or awning at the front. Heavy duty canvas roll up could be the go. I was a bit fixated with not cluttering up the outside but now I'm being swayed that way.

The location was not where it was to go originally but a hard nose council inspector would not let me put it where I wanted and the configuration led to the doors facing west.

Here are some pics for your info.


Cheers, Hoges.

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Bugger off Hoges! That is serious brewhouse porn there. :angry:
I am VERY jealous of blokes with brew sheds & this does NOT help one iota.
Go with the awning mate. You won't regret it as you can also use the space as a beer garden thingy or wheel the brewstand outside on hot days with no hassles.
You & whatstheirnames :lol: ever coming up our way again soon? You missed a good one at the Batcave & we missed Pumpy at breakfast. :lol:

TP

 

[michael_aussie]

Firstly good looking shed... a little jealous i must say.

The pull down blind should be a good option. For the simplicity that you're excluding the heat from even entering the envelope in the first instance. Therefore not requiring you to increase the thermal mass of the built fabric.

From the pics... it looks like there is a reasonable amount of space in front of the doors for a pergola. Adding a slatted screen or blind to the western side would also suffice in providing shade to the western elevation of the shed... plus you'd have a nice court in front of the shed.

+1 jealous
+1 blind, awning or pergola
keep the heat out, not try and stop it once it's in.

if you can't fit something on the front, an internal blind or curtain next to the door made from an insulating material that forms an air space will help, but no where near as much as keeping the heat out in the first place.

 

[MarkBastard]

yeah something to aspire to when i grow up for sure