How to Insulate a Garage Door
If you have not insulated your garage door, you are missing out! Insulating your garage door can bring you as a homeowner a variety of benefits. Often times, an insulated garage door leads to a stronger door, climate control in the garage, less noise in your home if your garage is attached, improved vehicle performance, an increased resale value, and greater energy efficiency. Read on to learn more about these benefits and how you can insulate your garage door.
Benefits of Insulating a Garage Door
Energy Efficiency: If your garage is attached to your home, you can save energy and money by insulating it. This is true because the insulation in the walls of your home can reduce the transmission of heat into your garage while an insulated garage door limits the transmission of heat even further. Insulating your garage door is a simple way to reduce your cooling bills in the summer and heating bills in the winter.
Climate Control: It’s likely that your garage isn’t only used for parking your car. If you use it as a workshop, game room or place to socialize you will want to make sure that your garage is climate controlled. Insulating your garage can help create a more comfortable environment so that you, your family, and guests can enjoy time in the garage without being too hot or too cold.
Less Noise: It can get pretty noisy when your garage is attached to your home especially if you live on a main street or in a loud neighborhood. Insulating your garage door can keep the noise out just like it can keep the cold out and heat in during the colder months.
Stronger Door: The strength of your garage door is based on the method it was constructed and the material that was used. An insulated door with double layer construction will be much stronger and more durable than a steel door with one layer.
Improved Vehicle Performance: During the colder months, your vehicle will be in its most vulnerable state in the morning because the oil has cooled since the evening before when the engine was running last. With an insulated garage door, your engine won’t have to work as hard to reach its operating temperature, leading to improved vehicle performance and less strain on your engine and its various parts.
Increased Home Resale Value: Most home buyers will appreciate an insulated garage door, giving you the chance to add some of the extra cost of this project into your selling price. Potential home buyers will be more likely to choose your home over others on your street that do not have an insulated garage door.
Insulating Your Garage Door
Now that you understand the benefits of garage door insulation, you are probably wondering how it is done. The easiest way to insulate a garage door is to purchase a garage door insulation kit online or at a local home improvement store. These kits typically contain rolls or boards, tape or other fasteners to hold the insulation in place, a utility knife, and gloves.
Garage door insulation kits also come with detailed instructions making the whole process a breeze. However, if you prefer to leave garage door insulation to a professional and do not want to risk making a mistake, you can surf the internet to find a local contractor or a nearby company that specializes in garage door insulation.
