Insulating Concrete Garage Roof

Be sure to count the spaces above doors and windows.

Insulating concrete garage roof.

Regulate your garage s temperature all year by installing insulation. The second is to use a coated foam sheet like the ones manufactured by kingspan or celotex. You can buy insulation kits for standard metal garage doors or you can cut pieces of rigid foam insulation to fit each door panel section. Don t insulate your garage walls and ceiling without insulating the big garage door too.

If your garage is attached to your house you will notice a big difference in your home s temperature as well. The first is to use a fibreglass insulation much like the type found in any typical loft. However if you have a cathedral style garage roof you will need a scaffolding to get into the upper areas of the roof. To prepare determine the area of the space you plan to insulate and add 10 to 20 percent to account for mistakes and odd spaces you need to fill.

One of the best methods you can use if you want to regulate the temperature of your garage is to insulate the garage roof. If you have a flat garage roof and an attic above you can install the garage insulation from below using a standard ladder. Pin as you can see the sealant bubbled up and expanded over the edge of the frame. In either case you will need to follow the general steps below to insulate your garage roof.

There are two main ways to insulate a concrete garage. The regulating temperature has positive effects on your cooling and heating costs. Ideally you want the insulation to look like a solid bead that runs along the gap between the frame and the concrete like the picture below.