Chuck, your insulation idea is exactly what I have in mind. Am also thinking it may help with the summer sun on that south slope. The windows are definitely going to be modfied to energy efficient ones. I plan on a storage loft in one or both ends, but the area above the forge will be to the peak, or a couple of feet below, plan to cover it all with insulation board. Right now it is as built for a chicken house, with a six foot two ceiling! Am slowly tearing things out, and moving the joists up to the sill. Will have an eight and half foot ceiling at the lowest. Have some big old reflector shop lights, and a couple of ceiling fans up high, exhaust fan, and a wood stove. I put in some trusses when I reroofed it. It is getting hard to find corrugated galvanized roofing.
