Construction, Thoughts Please

[burr]

Two Questions,

 

     I am going to use ¾ plywood floor, should I paint it and is white OK? Should I paint all of the inside and again is white OK?

 

     About the roof, I am thinking about that corrugated aluminum with insulation to block the radiated heat or should I just use ½ plywood also.

 

It's very hot over here!

 

Lots of rain also

 

[Tony C]

Burr I wouldn't paint the inside of the loft, I would leave it to allow the wood to breath. Regarding your roofing material I've no idea of the temperature fluctuation where you are but if you work along the lines of trying to achieve a constant temperature in your lofts you wont go far wrong.

[jimmy white]

wouldnt paint it with gloss, but would emulsion it with pale blue , a calming colour for the birds [ thats why the canary men have their show cages painted pale blue]

[burr]

Very interesting you guys.

 

     I was going to paint it bright white for my old eyes but that’s why I asked The List.

     I will have to treat it for termites; they are so bad here you can’t use wooden clothes pins are you clothes will be on the ground by the time you get to the end of the line.

     Maybe light blue walls and bare floor or some kind of hard dark paint that can be scraped!

 

[burr]

PS:

 

     It’s very hot here, about 30-34 most of the year with lots of rain, the humidity is above 90 most of the time. Very little wind.

 

Daily Summary  ActualAverageRecord Temperature Mean Temperature 86 °F / 30 °C -   Max Temperature 94 °F / 34 °C - - () Min Temperature 78 °F / 26 °C - - () Cooling Degree Days 21     Growing Degree Days36 (Base 50)   Moisture Dew Point 76 °F / 24 °C    Average Humidity 77     Maximum Humidity 100     Minimum Humidity 56     Precipitation Precipitation 0.00 in / 0.0 cm - - () Sea Level Pressure Sea Level Pressure 29.87 in / 1012 hPa    Wind Wind Speed 3 mph / 6 km/h ()   Max Wind Speed 16 mph / 26 km/h    Max Gust Speed -    Visibility 5.5 miles / 8.8 kilometers    Events Rain , Thunderstorm    

Key: T is trace of precipitation, MM is missing value Source: Averaged Metar Reports

 

[peterpau]

I think if you're gonna use corrugated sheets, it might be an idea to paint the top white, to reflect the heat.