Insulating my Morton Building

In order to save a bit of money I opted to do as much of the insulating of my Morton Building on my own...with some help. This video will only cover insulating the side and end walls, not the ceiling. I hope it helps anyone looking for some information about the process.

[ClintonCountyDroneGuy]

Former Morton foreman turned salesman from 1990-2000. A lot of flashbacks watching the video. My least favorite was doing the insulating. We got real quick at it. Cut an entire wall's worth of insulation. Two guys in the bucket, one driving the tractor, giving enough slack so you didn't have to hold the weight of the roll, hold up the 2x4 and nailed it. Back down and move the tractor over, keeping the guys in the bucket the entire time. The buildings were expensive, but the quality and warranty was top notch.

[tradingmachine]

Having a 60x104 x 16 eves Morton building going up in the dead of winter in Wisconsin ... the crew spent a full day hanging the blankets, glad I let them do it... thx for the video

[greggszyp]

Thank you for making this video! I also have a Morton building (not insulated) and I’m in the process of insulating it this summer. I too looked all over for a video on how Morton insulates their buildings and found very little other than on Morton’s website.
All the points you mentioned are spot on and how I recall it was explained to me when I asked them how to do it.
I too had sticker shock when I looked at the cost of having them finish the inside of the building.

[adventurerhoades]

Very nice building. We watched in full this and your last video when you did cost of building. I think we are in similar boar. Might have morton build the shell. Walls, windows and walk in doors. I think we'll hire out garage doors and rest of it out. Very insightful and helpful thanks

[craigadair]

I would probably buy a lift if had a nice shop building. There are always lights to hang, conduit to run, projects to work on etc.

[keytothegate]

30K quote by Morton to do insulation would tell me everything I need to know about that company's overhang. . But I was wondering are you going to insulate the roof? If you do please post a video.Thanks

[troysgarage]

From the $30K bid at the beginning to ~$4k to do it yourself, this tells me they didn't WANT to do this part of the job. Reminds me of people asking if I can fix their car for content for my own channel. My answer is "You can't afford me!" LOL

[thomasguerrero]

I got a price form Morton for around $100.000, the Amish did the building plus add on changes $52.000 without concrete . Don’t know how they can do it but every stick of lumber work was quality, the building is awesome and keep in mind it was right before Covid . Looks like a lot of work but at some point I’m right behind you having to the same thing . Thanks for the pointers .

[wagil]

I see a lot of post buildings where the vapor barrier is against the outside metal, so the condensation from the metal isn't absorbed into the insulation.

[sky]

thanks for describing the situation. I have a 40 X 60 pole barn I want to insulate. That's how I stumbled on this video. What is the spacing of the posts in the barn? Mine (@ 8ft.) seem to look wider but it's hard to tell looking at your video. Thanks for sharing.

[ronaldpigeon]

So Morton over estimates insulation for customers then resell the rolls. No wonder the buildings are so expensive. Probably good but really expensive. Thanks.

[sanclea]

Awesome video. Thanks. I need you to do a video of siding the building with shingles or clapboards so I know how that is done. Only kidding!

[USMC-Sniper-]

Short sleeve t-shirt and Must not be of the itchy glassy kind of insulation.... BTW, I also wear a tee-shit and shorts every day here in Could SPRAY FOAM insulation be any cheaper? I'm guessing approx. $6, 000 for foam. Glad I found this before I move forward

[eldoradony]

That's some thick insulation. Curious to see how you address the ceiling/roof.

[randho]

Don't you need a moisture barrier between metal and fiberglass?

[yelenamiroshnichenko]

I live in Missouri and since it's very humid here I've been told that the metal buildings sweat. I don't think it would be a great idea to use this kind of insulation for me. Ive been told there is some kind of underlayment that needs to be applied to prevent rotting of the wood frame. Any professionals have any recommendations ?? I don't want to spend time and money and do it wrong and later down the road face the consequences..thanks

[crispychicken]

Could you tell me where you got your insulation from? I’m looking to do the same to my barn. It looks fantastic, great job!

[nedsteinke]

When you were talking about concrete work, did you entertain using radiant heat in the floor? Thinking about dual use of a Morton and just wondered if you had any pricing for that in your project. Great videos, thx for posting. ✌🏻

[jackiedennis]

We just completed our building. For the insulation, did you contact Morton directly or did you go through your original sales person? If directly, do you have a good contact? Thanks

Why not use pre fabrcicated and insulated steel panels ?