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28th July 2009, 11:49 PM #1New Member
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Zinc shed turned cat enclosure, help needed for insulating and soundproofing
Hi guys.
I know insulation and soundproofing have been covered before but we have a bit of a combined quest.
Wife made me buy and 8m x 3.5m zinc shed which she will keep her breeding cats in.
Basically the ideas I have:
* a couple of whirly birds as well as a few cut outs on the walls for ventilation
* I was thinking of using the insulation paint additive to paint the outside of the shed to help keep it cool in summer
* Possible a shade cloth structure over the top of the shed if necessary.
* I need to soundproof the shed as much as possible (even though I will have the wall cut out type vents.
* I want to install some sheets of laserlite to the roof to let in sun
So to me a bit of a dilema. Stop noise even though I need ventilation, stop heat/noise even though I need laserlite. Stop spending too much money on these cats - so as cheap as possible. Regarding the noise, they cats are not loud but we do want to reduce as much of their noise as possible.
So please help me, I don't know what to do.......
Reece
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29th July 2009, 09:18 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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For the insulation you could glue polystyrene foam sheet to the inside. Have to use a water based adhesive. You could possibly even use white wood glue or bondcrete. Once the glue has cured you can then paint the foam with a water based paint to seal it.
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29th July 2009, 01:33 PM #3Senior Member
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From my experience the generic type paint on insulating coating is next to useless, unless you get the very expensive stuff. Either as Bollie7 suggests or sandwiched batts. Laserlite can be had in varying grades to minimise heat transmission. Shade cloth is good for reducing transmitted summer heat but not much good at reducing radiated heat in winter.
Last edited by C-47; 29th July 2009 at 01:34 PM. Reason: edit spelling
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30th July 2009, 08:52 AM #4
Just dont go too nuts on the laserlite. Just removed the stuff from the roof of a pergola, too hot to sit out there in summer. Perhaps the odd one in the walls will do.
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30th July 2009, 04:36 PM #5Senior Member
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See if you can get some secondhand coolroom panels they
are great for this type of thing, then you wont have to bother
with heat deflecting paint, cats can handle a fairly hot environment
but will need shade on the really hot days and airflow. As far
as the sunlight goes can you add a wire extension.
Here's a pic of my cat enclosure.
Attachment 112265
There's deciduous trees along the edge that give shade
on the hot days, and let the sun in during the winter.
Regards
col.
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