Do you have an attached garage on your home? If you do, an insulated garage door could save you money on your energy bills each month. Many garage doors are not well insulated, allowing cold drafts to enter your garage and home through these large openings. Even if you keep the door between your home and garage closed, cold air can still be seeping in. A new, insulated garage door could have a significant impact on lowering your energy bills during the winter, and even save on cooling costs during the summer.
Insulated Garage Door Options
When choosing a new garage door for energy efficiency, it’s more important to notice what’s on the inside than what material is used on the outside of the door. All types of garage doors can be well-insulated, including wood, steel and vinyl. What matters in the thermal rating of the insulation between the panels, not the material or thickness of the door. Insulated doors will have an R-value that will help you determine the amount of insulation. The higher the R-value, the better insulated the door.
Benefits Of Well-Insulated Garage Doors
It’s not just the temperature of your home that will benefit from an insulated garage door. While energy savings is usually the main reason to buy a well-insulated door, it is only one of the benefits. Insulation will help keep your garage warmer in the winter, even if it is not heated. This can protect any water pipes and other items stored in your garage from freezing. Insulation also reduces the noise of the door when it opens and closes, plus reduces noise coming in or out of the garage. Finally, the extra insulation can add to the strength and longevity of the door.
If you have been considering replacing your old garage door, doing so before the colder weather hits could help you save on energy costs this winter and for many years to come.
Posted on behalf of Habpro
