picture of your garage
08-31-2018, 10:14 AM
#3301
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McLaren's in the shop again. LOL.
JK - great collection Bruce P !
JK - great collection Bruce P !
08-31-2018, 10:21 AM
#3302
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You can get insulation panels that install on tilt panel garage doors ,,we use it here in Australia..The decorative finished panels cost a fortune currently because its a new product but the plain styrofoam panels unfinished in the image below a not to costly and it does cut the heat soak through the door down greatly ..On a 40 c summers day down under the doors are that hot you don,t want to touch them ,,this stuff comes in different thickness and sizes generally 30mm thick is the most common and really helps cut temps down in the garage area ..
08-31-2018, 10:29 AM
#3303
08-31-2018, 11:00 AM
#3304
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Bruce,
is your garage climate controlled? We built our house a few years back and I wanted to insulate and climate control the garage to avoid the heat in sunny Arizona in the summers. However my builder talked me out of it as he stated that the garage doors are poor at insulation and it will be very wasteful on the energy.
How did you get around that? If at all? Special garage doors or not needed where you live?
Appreciate the input. Im so tempted to build another house and move and have a proper garage!
is your garage climate controlled? We built our house a few years back and I wanted to insulate and climate control the garage to avoid the heat in sunny Arizona in the summers. However my builder talked me out of it as he stated that the garage doors are poor at insulation and it will be very wasteful on the energy.
How did you get around that? If at all? Special garage doors or not needed where you live?
Appreciate the input. Im so tempted to build another house and move and have a proper garage!
08-31-2018, 11:03 AM
#3305
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Those red and black cabinets are made by newage. Can buy them through Costco. I have the same ones in my airplane hangar.
08-31-2018, 12:32 PM
#3307
There are 3 rooftop units that are refrigerated cooling and gas heat. The only windows are the windows in the garage doors which face north. I insulated it well and used a light colored TPO roof material to help with the heat. I leave the A/C off unless I am going to be working in the garage or have buddys over. This last week it has been in the 90's here and when I got home last night the garage was at 78 degrees and the A/C has been off for about a week. Nothing special about garage doors -- just standard insulating panels on the inside. I am a builder and have done many garages with climate control no problem.
must.....resist......the urge........to build..........
08-31-2018, 12:32 PM
#3308
Bruce,
is your garage climate controlled? We built our house a few years back and I wanted to insulate and climate control the garage to avoid the heat in sunny Arizona in the summers. However my builder talked me out of it as he stated that the garage doors are poor at insulation and it will be very wasteful on the energy.
How did you get around that? If at all? Special garage doors or not needed where you live?
Appreciate the input. Im so tempted to build another house and move and have a proper garage!
is your garage climate controlled? We built our house a few years back and I wanted to insulate and climate control the garage to avoid the heat in sunny Arizona in the summers. However my builder talked me out of it as he stated that the garage doors are poor at insulation and it will be very wasteful on the energy.
How did you get around that? If at all? Special garage doors or not needed where you live?
Appreciate the input. Im so tempted to build another house and move and have a proper garage!
08-31-2018, 07:19 PM
#3309
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09-01-2018, 08:01 PM
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09-01-2018, 08:03 PM
#3311
We built our current home in the Phoenix area 18 months ago. I told our builder (Toll Bros) that I wanted a insulated and central ac'd garage and they agreed to it. Our home and garage has the newer spray foam insulation up in the rafters under the roof sheeting and it performs very well. Our attic is never more that 6-7 degrees F warmer than the house in the summer and the house and garage are easier to cool and more consistent temps because of it. Our garage is a modest approx. 1000 sq ft, deep tandem, with a regular insulated garage door. The builder made sure that the garage door company had one of their better installers hang it and it fits very tight and seals very well. Our central ac unit in the garage is rated for a 1400 sq ft home and it cools the garage perfectly. I keep the thermostat on 78-79 degrees and turn it down to 74 when I want to work in the garage. Hope this helps.
09-01-2018, 08:28 PM
#3312
Just do a local google search ad you will find a local supplier and check the thickness of your door panels to buy the proper thickness insulation ...
https://www.ebay.com.au/i/253246064347?chn=ps
