Insulate Garage Door Edges

Take your measure between the garage door and wall.

Insulate garage door edges.

If you live in an area without extreme temperatures install foam board or reflective panelling on your garage door to insulate it. However at r 4 per inch eps has the lowest r value. 2 mark the door and place the anchors. Either way you go this diy project should only take a few hours to complete and will save you thousands of dollars over the course of its lifetime.

2 measure the garage door height. Shut the garage door and go outside to seal up all the gaps. Just cut each panel to length and bend and snap it into the horizontal rails on your door. You can buy different types of insulation or buy a garage door insulation kit that has everything you need.

Foam board and reflective paneling are usually the cheaper and lighter options for insulation. Choose which insulation you ll use for this project by considering what type of garage door you have. Wooden garage doors need rigid insulation like foam board while metal garage doors can work with any type of insulation. Lay down a strip of vinyl weather stripping and transfer the measured length on it.

Using fiberglass material which is considered batt insulation is used for shielding against moisture and air. The easiest and cheapest area is to add insulation on your garage door. Form board has polystyrene material which provides excellent insulation for a thin layer. It takes two kits to insulate a typical 16 ft wide 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.