Garage door insulation?

[WolfeMacleod]

Anyone done this?

I work in my garage. Garage door is un-insulated. During the winter, it gets unbearably cold. During the summer, unbearably hot.
Ambient tempurature will affect my ability to work, and the consistency of the work, so I'm looking into garage door insulation. I've been doing tempurature compensation for about five year now, and I'm tired of it.
Anyone know anything about insulating a garage door? Not finding much at the Lowes or Home Depot websites.

[Oh Haha]

Depending on what door(s) you have, foam insulation panels are an option. My doors are single units, not new, but they have foam sandwiched between aluminum panels. My garage stays about 50 degrees in the winter, even in below freezing weather.

Now, my furnace and water heater are in the garage so that helps. I can work with no coat nd be very comfortable.

Go to your local Lowe's/Menards/HD and see what they have in stock.

Another area I spent a lot of time on is the rubber seal on teh bottm of the doors. New ones just slide into a channel on the bottom. I get no wind at all under the door. Check for air gaps with the lights off and, if possible, the sun facing the doors. Hope this helps.

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by Oh Haha

Depending on what door(s) you have...

Unfotunately, I have no idea what kind of door it is. Built with the place, is all I know. No names on it. I can say that it's a sectional door that bends when it opened. About four large hinged panels. Single layer plywood.
Been looking at rubber strips, too.

In freezing tempuratures, a gallon of water will mostly freeze overnight if left in the garage...

[Oh Haha]

Throw us a picture of your door from a couple of angles.

We can get you warmed up, I'm certain.


EDIT: Ok, THAT sounded gay.



not that there is anything wrong with that.

[gprsh924]

You sure you're not talking about his back door there Wayne?

[Evans, Marv]

What Wayne said about the foam insulation on the door panels. I would cut them (make more than one section if necessary) to fill the plywood panels on the inside and glue them with construction adhesive. You might get more insulation from the yellow ones with the foil surfaces on both sides.

[89911]

Is it the expense that is keeping you from buying a new, insulated one? I just had a new one installed in our addition that is fully insulated. This week the are removing my old, particle board, uninsulated one and replacing it. It never was warm in there.

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by 89911

Is it the expense that is keeping you from buying a new, insulated one? .

No, it's the Landlord. Very difficult arsewipe to work with. I've been asking for some sort of insulation from him for awhile now. Took him 6 months to replace a leaking water heater...recent flooding here at a neighbors is "not his problem" despite not maintaining the driveway drains. 2 building townehouses.
We're not planning on staying here forever, so I'll be darned if I shell out for a new garage door.

Here's some pics...little hard to get good ones, cause of the car being parked in there.

[Oh Haha]

Pics are great. Wolfe.
I think gluing insulation panels on the door is your best bet. You can ocikup sheets of the stuff at most large hardware stores. This is how I would do it:

Cut the panels as close to the hinge points as possible, covering large areas in sections. I think a glue would be best and then if you can pop a couple of screws here and there it would add support. It looks like simple rectangles will do the job. You should look at the vertical seals on the outside of the door as well. They can be simple slats of wood with a rubber seal to keep the widn out. Again, your local hardware store should have all this neat stuff in stock.
Maybe the landlord would at least help with a bit of the cost seeing as how you are adding value to HIS property?

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by Oh Haha

Maybe the landlord would at least help with a bit of the cost seeing as how you are adding value to HIS property?

BAHAHAHAWAHAWA!
That's funny.

Give you an idea of our landlord.:
Couple years ago, our immediate neighbors outside stairs collapsed entirely. Landlord said to "go in throughthe garage" instead of building new stairs.. Neighbord on opposite end of building spent $100 on some wood and built her some new stairs.. Billed landlord for wood, not for labor. Landord raised hell.
Stair builder lost most of the items in his garage last week during heavy rains, since the landlord will not maintain the grounds. Landlord says neighbors is a "troublemaker" for wanitng him to take care of it.

This guy's a real piece of scat when it comes to property maintenance.

When we moved in, place was owned by someone else. Beautifully maintained. Dishwasher went out, they replaced it the same day. Now, the place has gone to hell.

[89911]

Maybe its me, but it seems the only way to make money being a landlord is by being a d*ck! Never here anyone lauding their "great" landlord.

[turbo6bar]

Originally Posted by 89911

Maybe its me, but it seems the only way to make money being a landlord is by being a d*ck! Never here anyone lauding their "great" landlord.

This landlord is a royal jackass. NO if ands or buts.

However, I am a full-time landlord, and I do quite well and treat my tenants well. Like any other profession (doctors, lawyers, politicians, teachers), there are good and bad. Well, we should probably knock politicians from that list. They're all bad.

Are you certain the wood is the problem? Do you have any serious air leaks beneath, above or on the sides of the door?

[motion]

We landlords have 4 words for whiney, prima donna tenants: "I'm raising your rent". Hehehehe... I kid, I kid...... kind of

[Dantilla]

I made good money being a landlord by being a great landlord.

People wanted to move into my buildings, and stayed for the long haul. In the long run, keeping good tenants is far more profitable than turn-overs. It also keeps building values high when they are well maintained. A nice property attracts nice people. A crummy property attracts crummy people. I'd rather deal with the nice people.

I stopped by to see my old maintenance guy a couple weeks ago, and a few people I bumped into told me they wish I still owned the place.

[Dantilla]

Wolfe, it's pretty common that sectional garage doors leak quite a bit more heat through poorly sealed edges/hinges/thresholds than through the wood itself.

If you can see ANY daylight when the lights are off in the garage, attack those areas first.

[VincentVega]

I used silver backed foam insulation from HD and some silver duct tape to keep it in place. ~3ys and still going strong. Knocking down a little noise is a plus too.

[Evans, Marv]

Just get some foam panels, cut them to fit the door sections with a sabre saw and screw them in here & there with sheet rock screws. When you move, you can take them down by unscrewing the screws & no one will know the difference.

[Rot 911]

Another vote on the foam panels and for the gaps between the hinged sections get some 1/8" thick foam tape that is sticky on one side and attach between the panels to seal the airleaks there.