They sell completely insulated garage doors at Lowes. This has the foam sheet enclosed between an extra sheet of aluminum. A door made of metal will exchange more heat than anything else in a garage. It cuts down on the energy required to heat it, and in many places like where Larry lives it will make cooling the garage much easier as well. Insulating a garage and ignoring the door is like leaving the window open. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shane Hecker To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Foam Insulation sheets
This is more of a curiosity question, but why would you want to insolate a garage door? I could see the benefits if you intend to spend long periods of time in it and it is 0 degrees. Or if you were converting it into a room, that would be another good reason. But then if you are going to go that far, why not insolate the entire garage? I've lived in several different houses and have never seen an insolated garage door, let alone the entire garage. Shane ----- Original Message ----- From: Brice Mijares To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:14 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Foam Insulation sheets are these Styrofoam? That's a good question, I bought a 4 by 8 sheet last year from home depot and it was hard to make a clean cut. I used a little saw, but as I said it didn't come out clean. How much did these pre-cut packages cost? I believe the 4 by 8 sheet cost me between 6 and 7 bucks. I'd also like to insulate my garage door as I spend allot of time in the garage. ---------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.4/1187 - Release Date: 12/16/2007 11:36 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
