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sblanky@gmail.com wrote:
> Went to the local home improvement store to investigate possible
> approaches to insulate my steel garage door. One option is a sort of
> buble wrap stuff with foil on both sides, that's supposed to be a very
> good reflective barrier. The other option is poly-foam of varying
> thickness.
>
> I live in southwest ohio, where dec-feb have mostly sub-freezing days,
> and the coldest days can get down to single digits or below zero... in
> summer, weeks of 90s are normal.
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> My garage door is souther facing.
>
> My question is this: foil, foam, or some combination of the two? And,
> if you recommend a combination, which one against the steel door,
> which exposed to the open space of the garage?
I agree with Rick. Why do you want to insulate the door? You are not
going to suddenly make the garage a lot warmer. While I do have insulated
doors, and I'd replace them with insulated doors, I also have insulated
walls and the garage has heated areas on two sides and above. It does not
stay warm, but it is a little warmer than it would be otherwise. But just
doors will not do much. If the garage isn't attached to a heated area or
does not have some form of heat itself, insulating the doors is going to do
very very little.
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Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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Re: insulating steel garage door - two options
