Insulate Garage Door Edges

Shut the garage door and go outside to seal up all the gaps.

Insulate garage door edges.

There are different ways you can insulate your garage door. However at r 4 per inch eps has the lowest r value. Using fiberglass material form board and reflective insulation. Just cut each panel to length and bend and snap it into the horizontal rails on your door.

Choose which insulation you ll use for this project by considering what type of garage door you have. Using fiberglass material which is considered batt insulation is used for shielding against moisture and air. 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. Go with foam board or reflective paneling for lighter insulation.

Take your measure between the garage door and wall. If you live in an area without extreme temperatures install foam board or reflective panelling on your garage door to insulate it. Wooden garage doors need rigid insulation like foam board while metal garage doors can work with any type of insulation. 2 mark the door and place the anchors.

Form board has polystyrene material which provides excellent insulation for a thin layer. Foam board and reflective paneling are usually the cheaper and lighter options for insulation. The easiest and cheapest area is to add insulation on your 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.

2 measure the garage door height.