The garage is not just a place to park your car. It is usually a space for hobbies, home improvement projects and car maintenance. This cannot be too much fun when the garage is cold and drafty. A garage door insulation kit is a quick and affordable fix to this problem. One of the major manufacturers of garage door insulation kits is Owens Corning. These kits are available at most home improvement stores like Lowes, Menards and Home Depot in the $100 to $200 price range. This is a small investment for comfort and energy savings.
The Owens Corning garage door insulation kit will cover a standard single garage door. Two kits can be used to cover a double-wide garage door. The tools needed to install a kit are:
- Pen
- Tape measure
- Utility knife or scissors
- Work gloves
- Safety glasses
Each kit includes: 1. Vinyl-faced insulation rolls
- Retainer clips
- Lightweight gloves
- Vinyl repair tape
Installation takes about an hour and can be done by one person. The insulation rolls are trimmed to size and tucked into the door panels and held in place with the retainer clips. There are complete instructions with the kit or you can view an installation video online with helpful hints. The finished project provides a neat finished appearance to the inside of the garage door. Now heat will stay inside the garage and reduce outside noise.
This type of home improvement will qualify you for a federal energy tax credit and increase the value of your home. So on a Saturday morning, you can make your garage a comfortable place to work or play and save money immediately on your heating bill.
Another type of garage door insulation is the reflective foil garage insulation. Prodex is one of the leading suppliers of this type of insulation kit. Reflective foil is two layers of heavy duty polyethylene air bubble film sandwiched between two layers of 99.9% pure aluminum foil. This type of insulation comes in rolls that are cut to fit your garage door. Some of these kits are single foil with white vinyl on one side to create a better appearance of the garage door. These are just as easy to install as the panel kits and are similar in price and availability. The reflective foil insulation does not qualify for a federal tax credit and has a lower r,factor than the panel version.
The type of garage door you have will determine which type of insulation kit to purchase. But the outcome will still be the same
