Hot Garage in the Summer
We all experience the hot garage effect every summer. We open our door to the garage from inside our homes and heat automatically overwhelms us. Here are some tips that can help you cool off your garage during the hot summers.
• By insulating your ceiling, you can cool off your garage just like any other room in your home. Ceiling wallboard is not needed if paper-backed batt-insulation is used. Simply install the insulation with staples (paper side down) or you can choose to keep the insulation in place with netting made for that purpose. Staples are used to fasten the netting as well.
• Wall insulation is another great way of staving off summer heat and keeping our winter cold. Although wall insulation does not have to be covered, wallboard should be used to encapsulate the material.
• You can also insulate the door itself. For an uninsulated metal door, add a two-inch layer of rigid insulation attached to the inside of each panel with contact cement. If budget permits an insulated sectional overhead door is the best alternative.
• By slightly opening the garage doors about a foot from the floor can help cool the room off.
• Adding a ceiling fan in the garage is another way to keep the air circulating and cool off the room.
• You could attach an adjustable rollaway awning to the sunny side of the garage that will create shade in the summer.
• Planting a tree that is located between the garage and the sun will once it is grown help cool off the garage in the hottest part of the day.
We at A Plus Garage Doors hope these tips are of value to you. Whenever you are in need of a new garage door or simply needs repairs, we at A Plus Garage Doors. We not only provide quality workmanship we also have the most affordable prices in Baldwin County. Please contact us in Eastern Shore at 251 626-0773 and in South Baldwin County at 251 971-3331.