what is the point of using high R value insulation in your building if the wood studs throughout have a poor R value.

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Wouldn’t your insulation effectively work like Swiss cheese?

Edit: while I have your attention, would you bother insulating a detached building that is NOT temperature controlled 24/7 like a house? It’s a hobby workshop. My thought process is that the insulation would only be paying it self off in the winter + while I’m in it + after whatever amount of energy I would have spent heating it WITH insulation. To me it just seems like the break even would be sooo far in the future…

Edit Edit: I’m not so concerned about the summer. I have a couple ceiling fans and a few attic/gable fans that help dissipate heat.

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If you really want good insulation, you stagger 2×4 studs on 2×6 top and bottom boards and there’s space for more insulation and insulation beyond each stud.