How is insulating the ceiling of a pole barn any different than insulating the ceiling in a house? I was told when insulating a house, vapor barrier on the walls, no vapor barrier on the ceiling. Attics need ventilation. Don't remember the rule of thumb for eve and roof vents per square feet. Not all pole barns are built with eve and ridge vents.
Condensation is your biggest problem. Your heating system could be another problem.
I don't insulate my pole barns. I have even and ridge vents and no condensation problems.
I have a heated 2 car garage attached to my house if I want to work in winter.
Or a solar heated pole barn in winter. Have to wait for the sun to heat the barn.
I would ask people in the insulation business what works best in your hood.
BIL has both his walls and roof covered with spray foam in N Indiana next to a lake. He heats his pole barn to keep it dry.
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