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Insulating garage doors
ahofle:
This has been a really unusually cold winter around here, and I have been thinking about putting some kind of insulation on the cheap thin metal garage door I have to try and keep the garage a little warmer in the winter (and cooler in the summer). I found this article and decided to try it out this weekend:
http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/04/insulate-your-garage-door/
Just wondering if any of you have done something similar or if you ran into any issues or have any suggestions? I will definitely be having the spring tension readjusted after adding the weight to it.
SavannahLion:
In my first place, my roommate did what you did. We (or rather he, I didn't give a rats ass at the time) encountered two interesting problems. The first problem was he was careless with his coming and goings and he managed to ruin the bottom panel insulation. The second dealt with our animals and their tendency to chew, scratch and essentially turn the bottom panel insulation into a nice layer on the bottom of the garage.
I don't recall how he installed the white foam panels, I wasn't interested in home improvements at the time.
I see the purpose and I intend on doing same to our garage. However, I don't believe the work he did really ended up doing any good. He had a bad habit leaving the garage door open about 8" all the time. That pretty much negated any usefulness the foam might have offered.
WaRpEd:
The insulation and liquid nails work fine to hold the panel on the door.
My Dad and I installed 1/4 inch thick luan paneling with sheet metal screws to keep the dog out of the insulation. I the garage door opens and closes as before and the paneling adds very little weight. It keeps the garage a lot cooler in the summer on those 90 plus degree day down here.
Good luck with your project.
AcidArmitage:
i saw a guy put a lawn chair on a foam insulated garage door and use it as a boat
paigeoliver:
I worked at a garage door company the year after i got out of high school. That foam stuff is exactly what we put in all the doors. You don't even glue it in, it is held in by tension and gravity. If you have a standard sized door made in the last 20 years or so then you should be able to get the stuff where you will only have to cut it to size in one dimension.
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