After installing a heater in my garage I had to do something about my garage doors.
I was going to just get insulated sheathing and cut it to fit. But the panels on my 18' garage door are all over 48" wide. My waste would have ended up being almost 50%!
So I went with this kit from Lowes: http://www.lowes.com/pd_222457-1047...rentURL=/pl__0__s?Ntt=garage+door+insulationb
Installation was a snap. I had 3/4 of it done in about an hour. The last 1/4 of the door has windows that are inset. The panels would have been too thick to fit. So I routed the panels to remove the region where the windows are. I also did not want the white styrofoam to show from outside so I used this to black out the windows: http://www.lowes.com/pd_66804-74130...&Ntt=gila+privacy&N=0&langId=-1&storeId=10151
Note that the link is not quite right. The stuff I used was plain black and only cost ~14.
You have to get the insulation shipped but shipping was only 7$ and it arrived in > 3 days!
Total cost ~125$. The doors look like they came from the factory. There is a vinyl on the back that hides the styrofoam and provides some protection. Unfortunately I never really measured the heat in the garage so I won't be able to give an opinion on how good it performs.
And now for the most boring picture I think I have ever posted:
I was going to just get insulated sheathing and cut it to fit. But the panels on my 18' garage door are all over 48" wide. My waste would have ended up being almost 50%!
So I went with this kit from Lowes: http://www.lowes.com/pd_222457-1047...rentURL=/pl__0__s?Ntt=garage+door+insulationb
Installation was a snap. I had 3/4 of it done in about an hour. The last 1/4 of the door has windows that are inset. The panels would have been too thick to fit. So I routed the panels to remove the region where the windows are. I also did not want the white styrofoam to show from outside so I used this to black out the windows: http://www.lowes.com/pd_66804-74130...&Ntt=gila+privacy&N=0&langId=-1&storeId=10151
Note that the link is not quite right. The stuff I used was plain black and only cost ~14.
You have to get the insulation shipped but shipping was only 7$ and it arrived in > 3 days!
Total cost ~125$. The doors look like they came from the factory. There is a vinyl on the back that hides the styrofoam and provides some protection. Unfortunately I never really measured the heat in the garage so I won't be able to give an opinion on how good it performs.
And now for the most boring picture I think I have ever posted: