Garage Door Insulation
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Melting Slicks
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Garage Door Insulation
With so many great minds at work here, I am posting my problem seeking suggestions. I have a metal double overhead garage door that is uninsulated, which makes for huge temp swings inside the garage and transmits all fabrication noise outside. A neighbor brought the noise to my attention the other day. The homes are very close and it is a deed restricted community, so I don't want to make waves. Before adding Frost King and Reflectix to the inner skin of the door as a solution; I thought to ask if anyone else has solved this problem?
Instructor
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Building supply stores sell that pink foam board in different thickness that they glue to foundations. Just cut it and slip it into the panels. It will give you some good insulating properties and should cut down on the noise transmission.
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I know this doesn't help much now but when I had my new door installed I bought the door that came insulated and panelled on the inside. The inside is finished like the out side and I hope does a good job of dousing my busted knuckle cuss words.
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Originally Posted by Suncountry
Building supply stores sell that pink foam board in different thickness that they glue to foundations. Just cut it and slip it into the panels. It will give you some good insulating properties and should cut down on the noise transmission.
That's the best you could do. Put as thick a foam as you can fit. I put some siding underlament, just 1/4 inch stuff on the inside of my wood garage door and it helped a bunch...
Melting Slicks
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From: westland mi
Originally Posted by Suncountry
Building supply stores sell that pink foam board in different thickness that they glue to foundations. Just cut it and slip it into the panels. It will give you some good insulating properties and should cut down on the noise transmission.
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Originally Posted by Suncountry
Building supply stores sell that pink foam board in different thickness that they glue to foundations. Just cut it and slip it into the panels. It will give you some good insulating properties and should cut down on the noise transmission.
Except I used white insulating board, glued it on and taped any seams. It really cut down on the cold the door transmitted into the garage.
Don't know about noise as that's not why I installed it.
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Melting Slicks
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I had considered the foam board, but a sales person at Lowe's told me it wouldn't help with the noise. It seemed to me if it were glued to the door it would have to quiet my hammering etc. Maybe I will follow rossalto's lead and add the reflectix with tape. This sounds like a good idea for fire prevention; I think that foam is flammable and around my welder and torch a potential hazard. I knew you guys could help me finalize a plan, thanks!
Melting Slicks
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From: Fairport NY
Originally Posted by Eddie 70
I know this doesn't help much now but when I had my new door installed I bought the door that came insulated and panelled on the inside. The inside is finished like the out side and I hope does a good job of dousing my busted knuckle cuss words.
Melting Slicks
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Call a garage door installer in your area, they sell door blankets that attach right to the door that are sound deadners and will keep the heat in.
Melting Slicks
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I used Cellotex foam board that has foil bonded to both sides. It had a higher R factor than the pink or white styrofoam. I think it is R9 vs. R3.
I used liquid nails to bond the panels to the door. It worked great. I could feel the garage warming up as I was gluing on the last few panels. No kidding. My garage is generally at least 10' warmer inside than out, even on very cold days and just from the warmth of the heat coming through the walls of the house. Of course insulating your garage doors won't do a thing if the walls and ceiling of your garage aren't insulated too. I'll be installing my overhead heater during Christmas break to make the garage nice and toasty.
I used liquid nails to bond the panels to the door. It worked great. I could feel the garage warming up as I was gluing on the last few panels. No kidding. My garage is generally at least 10' warmer inside than out, even on very cold days and just from the warmth of the heat coming through the walls of the house. Of course insulating your garage doors won't do a thing if the walls and ceiling of your garage aren't insulated too. I'll be installing my overhead heater during Christmas break to make the garage nice and toasty.
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Lowe's sells foam inserts for the metal overhead doors they carry at $89 a 8 ft section. That foam is not fire retardant, so it is cost effective for me to buy and cut the 4x8 foot sheets they sell. I have nearly a full can of 3M spray adhesive, so I will give that a try. The foam at Lowe's has a barrier on both sides, gray on one and clear on the other. There was no foam sheets with foil at my store. By the end of the week I should have the door finished. There is plenty of cutting and gluing small pieces into the metal door pockets. It is hard for me to believe anyone would buy an uninsulated overhead door for an attached garage, but there it is.
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From: chicago south burbs IL
Originally Posted by Suncountry
Building supply stores sell that pink foam board in different thickness that they glue to foundations. Just cut it and slip it into the panels. It will give you some good insulating properties and should cut down on the noise transmission.
this is what I did and it worked great
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From: Fairview Heights Illinois, near Saint Louis MO, STL C3 Shark
Originally Posted by Red 69
Lowe's sells foam inserts for the metal overhead doors they carry at $89 a 8 ft section. That foam is not fire retardant, so it is cost effective for me to buy and cut the 4x8 foot sheets they sell. I have nearly a full can of 3M spray adhesive, so I will give that a try. The foam at Lowe's has a barrier on both sides, gray on one and clear on the other. There was no foam sheets with foil at my store. By the end of the week I should have the door finished. There is plenty of cutting and gluing small pieces into the metal door pockets. It is hard for me to believe anyone would buy an uninsulated overhead door for an attached garage, but there it is.
Burning Brakes
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From: Cave Creek AZ
I just put up insulated doors and the insulation is similar to the foam sheets with a firm surface of vinyl. It isn't glued but was put in before the ends were capped.
I'd think any foam would work both for temperature and noise.
I'd think any foam would work both for temperature and noise.
Burning Brakes
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From: Pearl MS
We used the insulation board with the foil on both sides and then used the metal tape to hold everything in place. While you can still hear some noise through the door - it has reduced the noise and deffinately stabilized the hot/cold swings. We got the insulation boards as thick as we could and then doubled them up and slid them in - We have a big shop door and it had fairly thick pockets to put the insulation.
