Follow this home depot step by step guide to learn how to maintain your garage doors.
How to insulate a rolling garage door.
Or you can buy precut r 4 expanded polystyrene eps panel foam online one choice is the insulated garage doors kit from cellofoam.
If you have wooden garage doors insulating them should be a high priority if you want to improve the temperature of your garage.
Air sealing is particularly important with garage doors.
Save money by doing it yourself.
However at r 4 per inch eps has the lowest r value.
If you use foam board get some with the highest r value you can find which is a measurement for how well a material insulates.
Its snug fit will help stop airflow and the transfer of heat.
Insulating a garage door can be even easier with a diy garage door insulation kits.
Kits start around 50 and as they increase in price often.
Available in rolls and pre cut panels laid in place insulation is very flexible.
All you need is sheets of rigid foam.
Wooden frame and panel garage doors need a rigid insulation such as foam board.
When installed correctly it is very energy efficient.
Laid in place insulation is one of the least expensive ways to insulate your roll up door.
To insulate a garage door you can use foam board or a garage insulation kit from your local hardware store.
Create a seal along sides and top of the door with special garage door trim with an integrated weatherseal strip.
Start by inserting the top edge in first then pop in the bottom edge.
Higher end kits throw in gloves and or a utility knife.
12 9 r value intellicore insulated white garage door with plain windows model hdp13 sw plain 1 001 00 1 001 00.
It takes two kits to insulate a typical 16 ft wide garage door.
Seal along the bottom of the door with a new rubber gasket or bottom seal it s available in different sizes to cover small or large gaps between the door and the garage floor.
Clopay classic collection 8 ft.
When it s time to place the foam board into the frames situate the foam so the foil side is facing the garage door and the small air space you created from the convex shape.
An affordable option is fiberglass insulation batts.
Fasteners or tape to hold insulation in place.
Insulation rolls or boards cut closer to the size of garage panels than if you bought these yourself though you ll still have to trim.
Roll up garage doors need a little routine maintenance.
Just cut each panel to length and bend and snap it into the horizontal rails on your door.
Metal garage doors can use any type of insulation.