A well insulated garage will make your garage cooler, more comfortable and help save you money on your A/C bills!
First Insulate the Garage Door:
- Professionally installed or buy the number of panels you need for an easy DIY project (Call for pricing)
- Washable plastic laminated panels for factory insulated look.
- Panels are splined in back, allowing them to cup and install without adhesive.
- Very lightweight, very rarely does garage door opener need adjustment.
- Customers have seen noticeable drop in garage temperatures.
- Panels are rigid, not soft flimsy vinyl covered fiberglass batts that will end up sagging.
Next Insulate the Garage Attic:
- A 6″ R19 Cellulose layer will help keep out summer/attic heat
- Builders typically do not insulate garage attics.
- Includes insulation on the back of your attic door
- EcoSystems inspects your attics ventilation
Lastly if needed Insulate the Garage Walls (Drill and Fill):
- Builders typically do not insulate garage walls.
- Includes drilling, dense packing with Cellulose, and sealing with a drywall ready plug
- Holes drilled on top of walls and insulation blown in through holes
- Excludes spackle, texture and paint
Simple Steps to Add Comfort to Your Garage
The following are a few ways to keep your garage cooler in the summer and a warmer in the winter. If you like to tinker in your garage and the swamp cooler or A/C unit just can’t keep up, try some of the following solutions. Keep in mind, the cooler you keep your garage, the less heat is penetrating through the adjacent walls of your interior space.
- Insulate your garage door. The first step in adding comfort to your garage is to insulate the garage door. The summer sun shining on the thin metal door radiates a large amount of heat into your garage. Insulated panels made from expanded polystyrene and covered with a washable plastic laminate are custom cut and fitted to produce professional looking results. Have EcoSystems install the panels or it makes a great DIY project that provides impressive results. Whole 8-panel kits or individual panels are available through EcoSystems. To install, just cut panels to length and cut the scraps to fit behind the metal brackets. Cup the panel and it will fit in the channels of door. Clean hands and gentle pressure are a must. Keep in mind 8’ doors require extra panels and a lot more cuts.
- Insulate your garage attic. Odds are your builder never insulated the attic over your garage. In many areas of the country it is not required to insulate non-conditioned space. It is usually 10-30 degrees warmer in the attic than your garage. Adding insulation will help keep out the attic heat and is essential if you are going to cool this space. Adding an R-19 to R-38 blanket of blown-in insulation is all that is needed. It is amazing what a difference a couple of degrees can make.
- Insulate your garage walls. Drilling small holes in the drywall and filling each cavity between the studs with blown-in cellulose insulation will also help keep out the heat. Your builder was not required to insulate your garage walls. Our service provides drilling out pucks 16” on center, filling the wall with insulation, and inserting a drywall ready puck.
- Add a solar powered fan to circulate outside air through the garage. Adding low vents on the one side of the garage and upper vents with a solar fan will bring in outside air. This is much more secure than leaving (and often forgetting) the garage door propped open.
- Remove the heat sources from your garage. Refrigerators and freezers are horribly inefficient when left on inside a hot garage, and they also generate heat. Let your cars cool off a bit before bringing them inside the garage. You may also try blackening the garage door windows or adding “Low-E” or tinted film.
- If you tried everything above and it still isn’t comfortable enough maybe air conditioning is the answer. For more info see our Air Conditioning additions and garages page.
