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Insulating Garage Doors
Insulate Garage Doors to Save on Home Energy Bills
By: Mark J. Donovan
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For those who have attached garages
or garages under a home's living space, it is very likely that a lot of heat is
leaving your home via the garage doors. In general garage doors are poorly
insulated, if they are insulated at all.
Fortunately, there are a few simple
choices you can take to properly insulate garage doors. These simple
steps, described below, will prevent the lost of heat during the winter months
and cool air during the summer months, saving you significantly on your home's
energy bills. |
Insulating Garage
Door Options
To properly insulate garage
doors there are two basic avenues that you can take. First, there are garage
door insulation kits available, however they can be difficult to find and they
typically will require some DIY hand customizing. The second and easier approach
is to buy some foam sheathing insulation material from a local home improvement
store and customize it yourself with a carpenter’s knife, straight edge and a
tape measure.
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To insulate garage doors with
foam sheathing, cut the foam sheathing insulation material to size, such that it
can be placed into each garage door panel. Then attach it to the garage door by
using double-sided tape. It is that simple.
An alternative material to foam
sheathing insulation is reflective foil insulation. This stuff works great for
preventing heat transfer, and again, you can cut this to size to fit in between
the garage door panels. |
Reflective foil insulation is both a
vapor and radiant heat barrier and can be purchased in a variety of forms.
Reflective foil insulation typically comes as a thin sheet of plastic with a
reflective foil backing. Some types already come with a 1" adhesive backing to
allow for easier application.
Insulating garage doors is a
great way to save on your home's energy bills, so consider taking an hour out of
one of your weekends and insulate your garage doors.
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