posted 11 years ago
I'm moving onto a farm in Good Hope, near Ava, Missouri (that's southwest) as soon as we finish building our room. Building a home structure is VERY new to me so it's been overwhelming trying to figure out what sort of materials to use. The shed we are building in is already there, 24' by 40'. It's a normal metal sided shed with beams on the interior and a cement floor, rather high ceiling. We are trying to do things inexpensively but as eco friendly as possible. We were able to find insulation incredibly cheap so we scooped it up, but it's your run of the mill fiberglass chemical poofy sort of insulation. Now we are wondering how the heck are we going to contain it in such a way that we create a good air quality inside? A friend of mine told me about OSB which is inexpensive and I suppose it's somewhat earth friendly because it uses the entire tree, he says. It's very humid here, very hot in the summer, cold in the winter... Any suggestions for walling is MUCH APPRECIATED! We are putting in two bedrooms, a loft, a community kitchen, aquaponics system, and a big open space to hold yoga classes, etc. It's very exciting and once we get this structure built we can move onto the fun stuff! Thanks in advance!
