Insulated garage/workshop door

[panhead_pete]

For those of you living in the colder parts of the world do you have an insulated garage/roller door? If so what brand is it and are you happy with it? In particular does it seal OK? Im going to be buying one next year and my builder is talking them down but thats not unusual here in Japan when you talk about doing something different to the norm.

 

[CraigStu]

The one I had installed in a previous house was a full 2" thick. Metal on both inside and outside surfaces w/ foam in between. The inside was obviously warmer to my touch when it was cold out. All the additional thickness was on the inside so that had no effect on how it sealed since the seals contact the outside surface. I 'think' it was Clopay brand but it was 15+ years ago.

 

[Steve W.]

I have two doors here in southwest oHIo. Both by Overhead Doors, I think they are about R-15. One is in an unheated garage, so it will cool off a bit in winter and be a bit warm in summer, but it definitely helps. The second door is in the heated/cooled shop. No complaints here, either. Seal is good. Maybe not perfect, but certainly very good. Would I do it again? Was it worth the extra money? YES and YES.

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[NUTTSGT]

I have Wayne Dalton doors. I think the 9000 series or something like that. Insulated but not the all out version.

Worth the money ? In my opinion, absolutely.

 

[racecougar]

All of my overhead doors are insulated sectionals. A couple are C.H.I. brand, a couple are Clopay, and I don't recall the brand of the rest. All are around R-8. I would avoid a roll-up door and stick to insulated sectionals.

 

[Smilodon]

I have both sectional and roll-up insulated doors in my shop. And I'm in Florida, so it is for the *heat* not the cold. That said, the sectionals work great and would definitely spec them again in the future. The roll-up is mostly just insulating foil glued to the inside and it does little. But, it made me feel good to pay the little bit extra for it.

The sectionals obviously do not seal perfectly (a sectional door won't be air tight), but make a huge difference in heat transfer (my problem) to the inside side of the door. My old ones used to be too hot to touch on the inside on a hot day. A radiant heat source the size of a two-car garage door removed from the garage? It's got to make a difference. And substantially cuts down on the noise as well.

Now if I could only do something about the hot cars pulling into the garage!

I did everything I could for the roll-up door in regards to trim to help, but I don't think I'm doing much there.

I'm not physically there right now, so don't remember the brands off of the top of my head. Regular stuff, though, nothing exotic. They just have a foam sandwich and inner hard layer. Doesn't seem to add too much to the weight for the size, but a weight gain is there.

 

[AC-WC]

I've had my metal sectional Clopay doors on both garages for 15+ yrs. The small garage is 6.5R and the big garage has metal lined (both sides) 10R. Both previously had wooden doors that were falling apart.

I can't imagine how cold the big garage would be in the winter when I'm working in there if it weren't insulated. It definitely blocks the afternoon heat. My outside temps range from -20 to 100F. No way I would use an uninsulated door. Noisy, hot and cold depending on the weather. Would I like higher insulated yes, but at the time there were budget concerns.

From what I've read roller doors are more difficult to insulate and seal.

 

[Dumber than lumber]

I have both sectional and roll-up insulated doors in my shop. And I'm in Florida, so it is for the *heat* not the cold. That said, the sectionals work great and would definitely spec them again in the future. The roll-up is mostly just insulating foil glued to the inside and it does little. But, it made me feel good to pay the little bit extra for it.

The sectionals obviously do not seal perfectly (a sectional door won't be air tight), but make a huge difference in heat transfer (my problem) to the inside side of the door. My old ones used to be too hot to touch on the inside on a hot day. A radiant heat source the size of a two-car garage door removed from the garage? It's got to make a difference. And substantially cuts down on the noise as well.

Now if I could only do something about the hot cars pulling into the garage!

I did everything I could for the roll-up door in regards to trim to help, but I don't think I'm doing much there.

I'm not physically there right now, so don't remember the brands off of the top of my head. Regular stuff, though, nothing exotic. They just have a foam sandwich and inner hard layer. Doesn't seem to add too much to the weight for the size, but a weight gain is there.

I am not too far from Titusville. I have a Clopay door with home-brew insulation that I did myself.
I have a mini-split in there now. Garage is approx 800 SF with 10 foot ceilings.
The insulation currently on there is R-5 foam panels. But I am going to double it to make it effectively R-10.
That d-i-y insulating is a good bit of work.
I had an insulation contractor put R-38 level blown-in in the attic.
From what I can gather Clopay makes a good door and given the option/requirement that I was getting a new door I would consider the insulated Clopay.
Hope that helps the OP. (I have been to Japan, FWIW)

 

[BillK]

What range of temperatures ? I think the seal is almost as important as the insulation especially if it is windy.