Garage doors are the property’s first impression for many houses. It is however, often overlooked besides its daily use. If you’re building a new house or doing some renovations on your current home, you may be wondering whether it’s worth the investment to install garage door insulation. While it may seem like something you could overlook, having an insulated garage door in your home could make your home warmer, more energy efficient, and save you money.
Most homeowners look for quality garage doors when building or renovating their home. Nowadays, several garage door options are available in the market however, B&D – a long-standing Australian garage door manufacturer seems to have done a great job in terms of the quality weather seals, safety and security features, smart home automation, safety beams, and something you may not have expected, insultation.
There are several benefits of getting your garage insulated:
● Reduced heat loss
One of Canberra’s long-standing garage door experts at WR Engineering says that the main benefit of garage door insulation in Canberra is to reduce heat loss from the garage during winter. The garage is one of the places where homes lose the most heat, as it slips out from under or through non-insulated doors. To optimise your heating efforts during winter, you want to ensure that none of that money is going to waste slipping through your door!
The insulation provided by garage doors reduces heat and cold transmission, which improves the overall living comfort your home. With the added benefit of noise reduction, it really is a must have for any Canberra property with an internal or attached garage.
● Additional liveable space in your home
By installing insulated panels in your garage, you keep the space warm and cosy, making it a usable space for a spare room, office or leisure room. Another WR Engineering installer said “insulation is specially recommended when you either work in your garage, workout in your garage, or have issues with heat or cold inside the garage and want to reduce energy loss in the house. It is far less expensive to create living space in the garage than to create an extension to acquire another living space.”
Many families are adding value to their homes by skipping the lengthy, expensive process of adding an extension to their house and are instead capitalising on the space that they already have. Nobody wants to work or exercise in a freezing cold room but with the addition of insulation, you will feel like you’ve discovered an extra room in your home.
● Save on your energy bills
If your energy costs for your home are sneaking up and up, an insulated garage door could help to keep costs down and make your home more energy efficient. Without insulation in your garage, heat slips right out through the door. This makes your heating system work much harder to keep up with the heat loss. By installing quality insulation, your house can retain heat more effectively, giving you a more comfortable living space but also saving you money!
With the cool Canberra winters, heating bills understandably go up, but until you optimise the insulation in your home, you may be surprised how much of your energy bill has been driven up by loss of heat through non-insulated areas like garages.
● Reduce strain on your car
Your car may start and run reliably in any weather, but every car must work harder and use more energy starting and running in cold conditions. So, in the middle of winter, if you can store your vehicle in an insulated garage, you will likely extend the life of your engine and improve the running of your car. Not only that, but we all know how nice it is getting into a warm car that’s ready to go!
● Quiet operation & aesthetics
Products like B&D‘s insulated garage door range can create quieter door operation and the Nullarbor profile in a smooth finish can look newer for longer when the door is insulated as there is reduced flex in the panels.
What can you do next?
If you’re unsure where to start with insulating your garage door, you can call local experts like WR Engineering, who have been installing garage doors for over 50 years. They are a local family business and are a fully accredited B&D installers in Canberra. If you need something fixed urgently, give their 24/7 Emergency After-hour Repairs a call on 0414 344 515.
What else can I do besides the garage door insulation?
Insulation in utility and service areas such as the garage ceiling/roof also makes a lot of difference. According to ACT Smart, R5 insulation in the ceiling and R2 in the walls is recommend. Make sure your garage is no exception.
In essence, if your garage adjacent to your living spaces, insulating it is a natural choice. Alternatively, you can make sure that your garage has a superior seal around it so that it not only reduces the temperature loss, but also keeps out things like dry leaves especially during this time of the year.
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