Choose which insulation you ll use for this project by considering what type of garage door you have.
Insulate exterior garage door.
If needed you can use a little bit of masking or duct tape to help you hold each foam panel in place as the glue dries.
However at r 4 per inch eps has the lowest r value.
Or you can buy precut r 4 expanded polystyrene eps panel foam online one choice is the insulated garage doors kit from cellofoam.
It takes two kits to insulate a typical 16 ft wide garage door.
Foam board and reflective paneling are usually the cheaper and lighter options for insulation.
Any insulation type will increase the energy efficiency of your garage door.
The garage door insulation kits are already cut into sheets that you can trim to fit the panels.
It ll cost you about 200 to insulate two 9 foot wide doors.
Just cut each panel to length and bend and snap it into the horizontal rails on your door.
Go with foam board or reflective paneling for lighter insulation.
If you live in an area without extreme temperatures install foam board or reflective panelling on your garage door to insulate it.
Wooden garage doors need rigid insulation like foam board while metal garage doors can work with any type of insulation.
2 mark the door and place the anchors.
Here are the most popular types to apply to the back of garage doors.
Cut foam insulation to size now that you know the dimensions for each panel on your garage door cut the foam insulation to size.
Here s how to insulate garage doors.
Repeat this step until you have cut enough insulation to cover the entire door.
Adhere insulation to garage door open your adhesive and start adhering your cut insulation to the door.