I have a double garage on the side of the house, i can get into it from the house and its great, love it, only problem is its now getting cold and i cant be arsed going out there when its freezing so how can i sort this out.

Is there something i can put round my garage door to stop the drafts coming in without affecting the door swinging up? Also is there anything i can put on the door to insulate it from the outside, flat foam insulation cut to size?

 

cutch you could cut 1inch kingspan to shape and fix it to the inside of your door between the structural bracing .
due to the action of the door it will be hard enough to draught proof unless you split it between the inside and outside ,alternatively get a good heavy cutrain that you can draw across the door when its closed

 

You can get a draught excluder for the bottom of the door and why dont you put some thick loft insulation on the back of the door and cover it in .neil

 

yeah i was thinking of using kingspan on the back of door, then securing in with sheet of hardboard

 

Whats this Kingspan stuff? is it expensive and does it fit on the back of standard ridged doors?

Cheers

Mike

 

Its rigid fibreboard that is really easy to work with, its mega lightweight and has no strength or anything but is very good at insulating.
Its kind of like a halfway house between wood and polystyrene effectively in terms of its material properties.

Normally about an inch thick although available in loads of difference thicknesses.

Have a look in your local DIY place, they'll have something similar, although it might not be that specific brand.

 

Thanks for that, l have X-Therm in the roof of my garage and between the floor (boarded out roof) and that works great but have wanted to do the garage doors for a while

Mike

 

mike xtratherm and kingspan are the same and comes in 8x4 sheets

 

Hi James, i guess the stuff for the garage door is self adhesive though isn't it?

Cheers

Mike

 

Not that I have seen.

Bit of thick double sided tape would work though im sure as its so light, or even a bead of sealant, but ive only personally used it where Ive battoned it on or similar

 

their isnt a specific insulation for a garage door mike ,but as chipe said due to it being very lightweight double sided tape would adhere it to your door without a problem .

 

kingspan will glue to most sufaces with spray on glue!

 

No matter how well insulated you still need a heat source for it to get warm. A space heater will warm the garage in 5 minutes.

 

what type of glue, any particular make to look out for mate ?

 

spray on carpet glue seems to be a good choice

 

hey james

have a great xmas man, might pop up to you guys over xmas if im upthat way.

im looking at my garage now as ts cold etc but im looking at putting in a boiler like i have for the house (indoors) which sends out warm air, was talking to a guy in wexford this am and for my garage (45 x 30) it will cost me around 1300 euro but will be on a timer so i can have it on when i like wiithout being there, want to keep the cars in good order,

btw what price is an 8x 4 sheet of that stuff

 

hi dave

happy xmas to you too mate

i will give you a buzz tomorow


ps a 25mmsheet is roughly 20 euro dave ,50mm 30 euro etc

 

I hate to sound like a total muppet but l can not find the stuff you folks are on about, can somebody please post up a link? I have done B&Q and can find it,

Also is regular caulking ok to seal the floor edges to stop bugs and shit coming in?

Thanks

Mike

 

Try your local builders merchant fella.

D.

 

I have been into Travis Perkins and not found it either,

Thanks

Mike

 

Strange,would've thought they could have pointed you in the right direction

Would suggest jewsons but you'd best be lubed up before you go...

Try an independent builders merchant,have to admit I've never seen it in Travis whenever I been there for wood

 

think of a sheet of polystyrene, with a foil backing on one side and you get the picture

it will come in various thickness's and sizes so you could be able to buy a sheet that it 100mm thick and 1200mm x 2400mm which you then chop up into bits with a wood saw to fit the spaces between your joists/rafters

 

Have a lady done that Dojj, this is for the garage doors

Mike

 

load of stuff on the market for this even kits
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gar...w=1152&bih=721