My Simple Guidelines For Insulating Your Poorly Insulated Garage

With colder weather people often think about how well their home is insulated. If you do not have proper insulation you will end up with high energy costs all through winter. Often people will consider how energy efficient their existing doors and windows may be and forget about the garage door.

For homes with an attached garage insulting the garage door can really help reduce your energy costs. Most often garage doors are manufactured using material which is not energy efficient and lets a cold breeze come right in. Garage doors which are newer will usually have an R value which gives you information about their ability to resist wind and retain heat.

The more internal insulation they have the higher their R value. These garage doors often have an R value of between four and seven. Usually the doors are insulated with a polyurethane insulation, foam, or polystyrene compound which is inserted into the main structure of the door. While newer garage doors come with an R value older garage doors will not.

If your garage door is in good shape you will not want to get a new one. You can make your old garage door more energy efficient by putting in a garage door insulation kit. These kits will work great with almost any kind of residential garage door. It is a lot more cost effective to install an insulation kit than replace your door. There are garage door insulation kits for double and single garage doors. Most standard garage doors will work find with these kits. Polystyrene has good insulation properties and is used most often for these kits. Putting one of these kits in place can give your old door a much higher R value. Once it is installed you can save lots of money on your energy bills. Putting in a garage door insulation kit is an excellent way to improve your home.