How to insulate garage

How to insulate garage – In the garage where the car should be protected from adverse weather conditions , it should not lower the temperature below 0 º C. But how to achieve this in the winter? Should not buy heaters and think about installing them . Enough to prevent the penetration of cold in the garage. How to insulate a garage.

Not only the house needs insulation . Garage also has to keep warm , though with some peculiarities. For example, it may be +5 º C and higher , but preferably not below. Variety of rooms require different approaches. So , garage , attached to the house, would be warmer, and a separate building should insulate better. Although the order of activities will remain the same .

Garage with insulation , do not cover all the gaps . Sometimes the owners of the car so want to protect your iron friend that literally deprived garage ventilation. And she needed to be placed , as it facilitates the evaporation of excess moisture , because of which the car can rust . To carry out the work properly , it is necessary to insulate the walls and garage , and its ceiling, as well as save. Only a comprehensive approach can expect a positive result . In the opposite case, the heat will find ways how to leave the garage.

Most often used for insulation foam (in blocks ) , which is characterized by low cost, waterproof , moreover, it is very easy to operate. But buying it is necessary to make sure that it is non-flammable (today some manufacturers have figured out how to do this stuff safe ) . Less popular mineral wool . It is more expensive foam , but it does not on its background wins.

The fastest way to warming – from the inside , this should completely free garage. Walls should be cleaned of dirt and dust different . To fix the foam , you must first make a crate of wooden beams required size . It is necessary to attach to the wall using screws. Foam is installed between the joists . It is desirable to use a flame retardant material that protects against fire . Cost foam glued to the wall , and then sew it galvanized sheets , smeary all cracks with sealant. Executed in the same manner and gates. As for the ceiling , it is necessary to stick to it with a special adhesive foam blocks that you should close the vapor barrier and close wood or plastic.

How to Insulate a Metal/Aluminum Garage Door

To slow the escape of heat from the garage , it is necessary to consider the gate insulation . When they open , the cold penetrates quickly into the room and negates all efforts. Therefore, they should provide a little door for people . Then do not have to open them so often . Gates can be insulated sandwich panels that are easy to install , or pasted foam blocks , after which their chosen  finishing material . You should not worry about the serviceability of the gate – the ease of modern heaters allow them to work without any complications. But it is advisable to insulate different slot with rubber bands.

We insulation inside a small drawback – between the insulation and the wall surface will produce moisture . It does not hurt the foam to protect the car from the cold, but it will have a negative impact on the garage itself , because the walls will eventually suffer from excess moisture , and hence there is a risk that they will be destroyed quickly . Therefore, you can not leave the garage without ventilation .

Warming of the garage with using the foam does not take much time. However, it would be very effective to protect the car from cold.