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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It does, but the structural supports make up a comparatively smaller portion of your wall compared to your insulation, and the studs are going to be there transferring heat either way. Might as well compensate for that by making the rest of the wall more resistant.
It’s like if you had a winter coat and a t-shirt, both with a hole in them of the same size and shape. Yeah, the hole isn’t ideal, but the winter coat will still keep you warmer.
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