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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Yes, it does work like Swiss cheese. But Swiss cheese is a hell of a lot better than no cheese at all. When you use High R insulation, you’re limiting the space for thermal exchange

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