Patent ID: 8844230
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: E04B,E04D,E04F,F24S,Y02A,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A building insulation system for a building having a plurality of rafter columns and a plurality of rafters, the plurality of rafters are supported by the plurality of rafter columns, the plurality of rafters extend from a side wall of the building to a ridge of a roof, a top of a plurality of purlins are attached to a bottom of the roof, comprising: a plurality of rigid support struts, each end of said plurality of rigid support struts are supported by one of two adjacent rafters of the plurality of rafters and two adjacent columns of the plurality columns, at least one of said plurality of rigid support struts is a ridge ceiling support strut, said ridge ceiling support strut is attached between two adjacent rafters of said plurality of rafters, adjacent a ridge of the roof and vertically aligned below the plurality of purlins, the plurality of purlins are substantially parallel to said plurality of rigid support struts; at least one ceiling sheet material having a first end and a second end, said first end is secured adjacent a floor on one side of the building, said at least one ceiling sheet material is placed over and supported by the plurality of rigid support struts, said second end is secured adjacent a floor on an opposing side of the building, said at least one ceiling sheet having a continuous length from adjacent the floor on the one side of the building to adjacent the floor on the other side of the building, wherein said at least one ceiling sheet is tensioned to minimize deflection thereof; and a ceiling insulation layer is retained above said at least one ceiling sheet material, a substantially horizontal portion of at least one of said ceiling insulation layer and said at least one ceiling sheet are located below the plurality of purlins.