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An Easy Guide For Insulating A Garage Door

April 12th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed

When the temperature begin to cool people will often think about the quality of their home’s insulation. If you do not have proper insulation you will end up with high energy costs all through winter. Many people will look at the energy efficiency of their windows and doors and the garage door does not even cross their minds.

For homes with an attached garage insulting the garage door can really work to reduce your energy bills. Garage doors are often made from material which is not very energy efficient. Newer models of garage door are given an R value rating which lets you know about how well they will perform.

The more internal insulation they have the higher their R value. New garage doors will usually have an R value somewhere between four and seven. Most of the time the insulation material is a polyurethane insulation, polystyrene compound, or foam which is placed inside the internal structure of the door. Older garage doors do not usually have an R value rating.

If your garage door is in good shape you will not want to get a new one. You can make that old garage door more energy efficient by putting in a garage door insulation kit. You can use these kits on just about any type of home garage door. It is a lot more cost effective to install an insulation kit than replace your door. You can find garage door insulation kits for either single or double car garages. These should work find for most standard garage doors. Garage door insulation kits usually use polystyrene which has good insulation properties. Installing one of these kits can give your old garage door an R value of around five. Once it is installed you can save lots of money on your energy bills. Installing a garage door insulation kit is a low cost way to improve your home.