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Just wanted to thank everyone who helped me with this issue. We've had the hottest week so far in Austin (topping out at 111F yesterday) and the garage never made it above 99F. Pleased!

Looks like a great garage, welcome!

Hold on, HOLD ON... did you just say "winter tree"? I hope you're not referring to CHRISTMAS here!!! I'm, like, sooooooooo offended. I hope to see a ban here soon! :bounce:

I finished putting R13 between the joists: Also bought a wicked fan: Question: as you can see in the picture, I put a mock-up together of what it could look like when I put R13 close to the roof decking. My idea was to put it flush with the beams, so as to leave quite a bit of space...

I had the same issue...

Looks very nice! I made the mistake of using a cheaper Home Depot primer, and when I added my stripes and pulled away the tape, in about three spots the paint came with it. Very frustrating.

If I would have only knowns about Step 2 before I did my stripes. Got quite a bit of bleeding. Terrible.

I have several cameras inside my house (one watching the front, one watching the rear and one inside). I can monitor them all from my iPhone, streams live video. Good thing: I can make sure my garage door is closed. Bad thing: if it's open, nothing much I can do about it but drive home and...

That's a terrible story, would have to be in his shoes...

I didn't realize one needed permission to go into the garage?

I already have a radient barrier in the attic space. I'm seeing constant temperutures topping 144F under the roof deck. Yes, a ridge vent would be a good idea.

Yep! The temperatures in the garage today didn't go above 100F. Progress indeed! I am trying to prevent the head from the attic to come into the garage. I would assume that since not as much heat is coming down as before (I only have half of the attic ceiling covered with R13 now) I would...

Today the temperature touched a maximum of 100F. Temperature in the attic reached 142, so that makes sense. Temperature in the attic the day before reached 144, with 102F in the garage. And yes Eric, I did itch. I made the mistake first time to wear a t-shirt and shorts. Didn't make that...

I picked up a small Red Bull fridge on Craigslist. Works great, and keeps my expensive waxes at the right temperatues.

Thanks for all the input so far guys, it's much appreciated. I was able to put down R13 between the attic joists on half of my garage. I've been keeping track of the temperatures on a daily basis to see if a difference is being made. I have a digital one under the roof deck, and two on my...

It boils down to what I am comfortable doing myself vs. having to pay someone for. I can easily put down insulation in the attic myself. However, if I start cutting holes in the drywall, having to blow in insulation, then patch the holes and repaint them, I'm afraid I'm going to really screw...

The walls already have the drywall hung, and painted the way I like it. I'd hate to rip it out it any way, shape or form... The garage door is insulated, the other three are not.

I'm staying away from AC for the reasons you mention above, minus the HOA issue. I don't work in my garage, so it doesn't need to be 75 degrees in there, but if I can keep it between 90 and 100, it'll have been worth it. I also cannot insulate the walls. I test fit some R13 under the roof...

So after some more research on this forum, looks like this might be a good plan: 1) get a ridge vent installed 2) install rafter vents 3) install R13 and do the roof decking 4) install R13/R19 and put that between the exposed ceiling joists

I bought this on Amazon recently. It's a wireless electrical remote control, which means you can plug any electric item (within reason) and remotely switch it on and off. I didn't know what to expect since it was only $18, but have to say I've been very pleased with it. Does exactly what it...