Insulating a roll up door

[HemiRambler]

Any slick ideas for insulating a commercial roll up door? Every year I cobble up some 2" foam and swear next year I'll do better - been saying that for 5 or 10 years now...



Any ideas/ pics would be awesome.

 

[red69ss]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79893&highlight=insulating+garage+doors
here you go here's a thread over in the heat and ac section, I plan to use the foil faced foam board to do mine.

 

[JoeMopar]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79893&highlight=insulating+garage+doors
here you go here's a thread over in the heat and ac section, I plan to use the foil faced foam board to do mine.

Key point being "Roll Up Door" by the O.P.

 

[HemiRambler]

Am I the only one trying to insulate a roll up door? Gotta be a few of us here - no?

 

[bazzateer]

Am I the only one trying to insulate a roll up door? Gotta be a few of us here - no?

Not built my garage yet but will be fitting a roll-up door so will bookmark this thread for future reference. I could go for a domestic insulated one for about £2,500 but will go for a galvanised steel commercial one for £1,000 and insulate it myself.

 

[Packard V8]

try this thread http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52438&highlight=insulating+garage+door

no new info, but a few ideas.

jack vines

 

[darkk]

Just buy an R17 insulated door...not that expensive.

 

[RedFalcon]

You could paint it with this addative. I have not tried it yet but have heard many great things about it.

http://hytechsales.com/

 

[OKCMoparGuy]

I'm paying attention also....mine's 14 x 10 and faces west (didn't have a choice). The only solution I've come up with so far is reflective bubble wrap (ecofoil) which may be OK for a radiant barrier in the summer but wouldn't be effective in the winter and is easily damaged.

 

[Cobra6]

Roll up doors are really nice for a shop, but I chose not to use them for a couple of reasons, one being if you buy one that is insulated, they are big $$$ (or at least the ones I have seen), and if you want to add a power opener they are very expensive.

And...
My wife didn't like the looks of them - thought it made the garage look like a storage unit.

 

[Vinko]

I looked into this a while back. There are several companies that specialize in this stuff. Varying degrees of quality, from what I could see.

McMaster-Carr has a few pages in their catalog that might give you some ideas.

I wanted a good rubber seal on the bottom of the door, but COuldn't find one that wasn't super expensive.

 

[bazzateer]

You could paint it with this addative. I have not tried it yet but have heard many great things about it.

http://hytechsales.com/

Has anyone used this who can comment on it's insulating abilities? I'm finding it hard to believe that a coat of paint can "drastically reduce" heating costs etc.

 

[mobetta]

^ yah im pretty leary of any "super solution in a can"

they key to bubble wrap type stuff is to have an airspace on the heated side, which may be possible to create by covering the door w/ one layer, then cut furring strips of bubble wrap, then add a second layer. the greater the airspace, the greater the R value.
while I dont believe many of the outrageous R claims of 3/8 bubble wrap, but it does provide a decent radiant brrier- which will help some in winter to reflect heat back in, and maybe a few R's
I cover my basement windows w/ it in wintertime and it does help considerably.