TextraFINE® Post Frame Insulation
It is nice to hear from those who have read and learned from the articles I have posted over the past nearly three years. Even more rewarding, is when Hansen Pole Buildings’ team members come up with products for me to investigate.
Just today Justine (the Hansen Pole Buildings ordering and delivery wizard) asked me if I was familiar with “Textra fine” insulation. She had stumbled upon it during a web search and was unfamiliar with it, having always used either fiberglass or cellulose products previously.
Putting on my aluminum pyramid-shaped research hat, I jumped upon my trusty stead Internet and went on a search.
Anco TextraFINE® Post Frame insulation has excellent mechanical, thermal and acoustical properties making it ideal for insulating post frame structures where wide rolls of un-faced insulation are required.
TextraFINE® Post Frame insulation is made from inorganic silica sand which is formed into long textile-type glass fibers which are bonded together in random orientation by a stable thermosetting binder. This process produces unusually strong, resilient insulation which will return to full thickness following compression.
Manufactured with 85% post-industrial recycled content, TextraFINE® Post Frame Insulation can be a contributor to LEED® credits.
Standard sizes are six inches thick by 48” or 93” in width.
Basically the product (in its 93” width) is designed to friction fit between columns spaced every 8’. The idea being with 6×6 or 3 ply 2×6 laminated columns, and wall girts placed flat on the exterior of the posts, the six inch thick insulation will not extend inside the columns.
Before the International Building Codes were adopted, this would not have been a challenge, however to be Code conforming under the now enacted deflection criteria for wall girts – it IS a problem.
To find out more about deflection in wall girts: https://www.hansenpolebuildings.com/blog/2012/03/girts/
The structural framing solution, most often places framing in conflict with the installation of these wide insulation rolls.
TextraFINE® is also available as a Condensation Control Blanket (CCB) in standard one and two inch thick rolls. The average (or above average) installer or DIYer might want to think twice about this method of trying to control condensation by reading: https://www.hansenpolebuildings.com/blog/2011/11/metal-building-insulation-in-pole-buildings-part-i/
My take on TextraFINE® insulation? It is very probably a great insulation product, however the product as designed to be applied, may not always provide the best or most practical design solution. As more jurisdictions become savvy to the new code, it would behoove companies such as TextraFINE® to produce insulation in a size conducive to fitting between girts. Also having a vapor barrier would afford it more advantages.
Do you ever sell just the 93″ wide insulation?
We don’t ever use it, so no.
Good morning.
I felt compelled to respond to the information provided on your website about Anco Products TextraFine Insulation. I am the National Sales Manager for Anco Products. To the point of the 6″x93″x60′ insulation. This is just our standard size and most common request. However, we have the ability to make custom widths, RV values and lengths faced or unfaced in our production facility located in Elkhart, IN. We have many pole builders that do request custom widths on a regular basis based on the International Building Codes. I can send you literature with the all the information on TextraFine.
If you or your customers have any specific questions regarding TextraFine feel free to contact me directly.
Thank you.
Best Regards,
Eric Youts
Thank you, you can mail literature to the attention of Justine; 12167 Lake Road; Browns Valley, MN 56219. Please email PoleBarnGuru@HansenPoleBuildings.com if you would be interested in authoring a guest blog.
Good morning,
I am trying to find a location that sells 6″x93″x faced insulation to insulate the 32’x48’x10′ garage 3.5 bay that I am building in June.
I need price and availability, so I can have it ready to install when building goes up.
Thank you for your time.
Dave
I’ll try to find reviews on this insulation Textra fine And have no luck. By what I read about it which is from the manufacture it seems great, just wondering why it’s not widely known or talked about. I’m considering using this in my pole barn but would like to see some reviews.
You might want to reach out directly to Anco Products 574-293-5574
I’m looking for a distributor in Buffalo ny ??? Pole barn
If looking for insulation only, reach out to the ProDesk at your local The Home Depot.