Best way to insulate garage doors

[rocks911]

I'm going to be keeping my tropical plants in my garage through the Dallas winter and am wanting to insulate my garage doors. What is the best method?

I actually have 2 doors, a 16' and an 18'. I went to HD and they didnt have anything specifically intended for this use. The old timer helping me out was trying to create a makeshift answer but with as much door space as I'm covering it seemed to be awfully expensive. He suggested this foam with an aluminized backing about 3/4" thick that comes in 4X8 sheets.

I surfed the web and found some specific purpose products designed to fit the doors without cutting. Then I surfed the web to find users experiences with these products and it seemed a pretty mixed bag.

Any thought of what to do? Has anybody done this?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[rocks911]

Well this has been pretty underwhelming

[Dan O.]

this has been pretty underwhelming

(original message posted 10-29-2010, 01:24 PM)

In just 2 days?

Not everyone visits the forums on a daily basis. Give users a chance to visit and read your message. Answers in forums (not just this one) are not always instantaneous.

JMO

Sorry I can't offer any help on this topic myself. Hopefully someone with experience will offer suggestions for you.

Dan O.

[gdoorpro]

If you can identify the door make and model, you should be able to call a dealer in your area and get a kit to do this yourself. expect it to be around $200. This will effect the counterbalance of the door springs so expect it to be heavier than normal and wear more on the opener.

Call a couple of companies if you like, but if you have measurements any door dealer should be able to solve your supply problem. Ryan

[DixieDoor]

If you can identify the door make and model, you should be able to call a dealer in your area and get a kit to do this yourself. expect it to be around $200. This will effect the counterbalance of the door springs so expect it to be heavier than normal and wear more on the opener.

Call a couple of companies if you like, but if you have measurements any door dealer should be able to solve your supply problem. Ryan

+1 for this response

[gls]

Well, it's been four months so rocks911 might not care anymore, but if anyone else is reading this... I did a lot of work on my garage door recently, and would recommend that rocks911 first make sure the door is sealed around the edges. I like the soft rubber type of seal for the bottom. On the side, I've used a vinyl nail-on type product; I found both of them at the Home Depot. Once all the gaps around the edges are sealed, you might find that you don't really need any more insulation. If you want to add some, the half inch foam board with the metallic foil facing can be cut to fit the door panels and taped on with metallic tape. It weighs next to nothing, so the added weight is unlikely to be much of a problem.

[dbhost]

Okay so I am new to this particular forum, so the OP may or may not even be around any more. But I have insulated my garage doors to help protect against gulf coast summers, what I did was use the RMax foil backed R 5 per sheet insulation, cut to size for my panels, and glued in using Liquid Nails for Projects, the foil backing facing out and then in, away from each other, so the two halves have shiny sides exposed to the world but not each other, and the improvement is phenominal! I also added R30 to the attic above the garage, and will soon be ripping out the sheetrock, and having expanding foam blown in, a sub panel and full wiring put in before I slap new sheet rock back up...

[mb123452010]

If you can identify the door make and model, you should be able to call a dealer in your area and get a kit to do this yourself. expect it to be around $200. This will effect the counterbalance of the door springs so expect it to be heavier than normal and wear more on the opener.

Call a couple of companies if you like, but if you have measurements any door dealer should be able to solve your supply problem. Ryan

I'll second that one