Thursday 15 August 2013

How to Insulate a Standard Metal Garage Door

How to Insulate a Standard Metal Garage Door

Insulating your garage door helps to lower your energy bills by reducing the amount of heat and cooling you need for adjacent rooms of your home, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. With a standard metal garage door you have the options of buying a garage door insulation kit or buying the insulation materials. In a few steps you'll be saving money and helping to reduce your impact on the environment by conserving the energy required to heat and cool your home. This project requires only basic tools.

Instructions

    1

    Measure the inside of the garage door. From inside the garage, with the door in the closed position, measure from the inside lip at the bottom of the garage door to the top of the door. Measure the width between the vertical rails where the insulation will go. Write down the measurements.

    2

    Purchase foil-backed insulation or an insulation kit that is the same width as the space between your garage door's vertical rails.

    3

    Put on work gloves and safety glasses. Use a straight edge and utility knife to cut sheets of insulation to the required length, based on your measurements.

    4

    Insert each panel of insulation with the laminated or aluminum side facing out. Push one end of the insulation under one of the door's horizontal rails and then bend it slowly to fit it under the other horizontal rail. Repeat with each sheet of insulation. Press a putty knife along the insulation's edge to help wedge it into place if needed. The insulation should fit tightly between the ribs.

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