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Anything propane/natural gas in that basement (water heater, dryer)?

You're in Austin. You telling me you don't think an uninsulated metal garage door facing South would be your biggest contributor to heat gain?

I hear ya bro. Everyone laughs at me with my old lawn equipment and appliances. I just keep coming up with creative ways to keep things going and take it as a personal defeat if I have to give up on something. Currently working on a redo of my 18 year-old grill because I know I can get a few...

You said you disagree then conclude exactly the same thing. I said his best bang for buck is the ceiling. Maybe you are saying that you disagree with the garage door being the single biggest contributor to heat. I live in the Southeast and I have two homes on the same street (one is a...

I'm as picky as the next guy but it's a shed floor. Mine has been in place for 16 years with nothing on it and it looks fine. a spot or two where the lawnmower leaked a little oil but that's it. Depending on climate and installation, I'd actually be worried about completely sealing it as I...

Yeah. Fix half-assed work with half-assed band-aids.

I agree. That whole situation is a disaster. The side of the garage where you took the pic from shows signs of major splashing from rain coming off the roof. You need to regrade and install gutters. And why are there trees growing in your fence?

If I understand your setup correctly, I think your comfort gains would go in this order: 1. Insulated garage door 2. Insulation in the ceiling 3. Insulation in the walls This is also reflective of cost in most expensive to least. I look at #2 as being the sweet spot and where I would start.

Look dude, if you can't see why someone would not want ice dams on their roof, then you are either nuts or just being argumentative. You live in Arkansas and just said yourself that there are times when you get ice on the roof. The whole thing about an ice dam is that it forms at a cold spot...

Not so much an issue with closed soffits. Most homes in the south will have vented soffits to keep roof decks and attics cooler. If you happen to have vented soffit and large overhangs where it gets properly cold, ice damming can be a real issue. OP is in Texas where it gets hot but also cold...