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Just bought our house last year, and this winter we noticed the bed room over the garage is alot colder than the rest of the house.
the floor is especially cold.
i was thinking of possible solutions,
new insulated garage door
re-insulate the garage
insulation, and carpet in the bedroom.
anyone have suggestions of the best way to deal with this issue?
any recommendations of someone knowledgeable with this to do the job? thanks.
Just bought our house last year, and this winter we noticed the bed room over the garage is alot colder than the rest of the house.
the floor is especially cold.
i was thinking of possible solutions,
new insulated garage door
re-insulate the garage
insulation, and carpet in the bedroom.
anyone have suggestions of the best way to deal with this issue?
any recommendations of someone knowledgeable with this to do the job? thanks.
Insulate the garage ceiling, walls and use new rubber grommets on the garage door - never heard of insulated garage doors. The carpet will help, but the insulation will most likely be your most cost-effective fix to keep warm air from leaking out of the bedroom and keep the cold out.
How much insulation do you have in the garage now?
I'd suggest a minimum of R-30 in the ceiling and R-19 in the walls.
My bedroom is above our 2 car garage. We have hard wood floors and I know what you are feeling. It's always colder in that room.
However, I like a cold bedroom for sleeping, but not a cold floor.
I went and bought a big area rug that fits part way under the bed. This way when you get in and out, you walk on the rug and in front of the bed I have it coming half way out too. So it's a very big rug. Not only does it keep your feet warm, it makes the room look nice.
It's an inexpensive fix that helped my needs. Just an idea for ya!
The garage, for the purpose of a thernal barrier, is treated as outside space. Do you have sheetrock on the walls and ceiling of the garage now? How old is the house?
no, its forced hot air. it doesnt help that the room is also furthest away from the furnace.
and is a nice size room, with only one diffuser.
we feel heat come out, but not as much flow either. but i really dont think thats the problem, because the room still feels cold even with the door open when it feels like the rest of the house, you can still tell its cold, especially the floor
I was hoping you would say you had hotwater. Then you would be able to add some radiant heat in your floors, then some insulation in the garage and be done.
You need someone to come take a air reading of your register. Im sure your probably not getting enough air for the room. Second, add insulation in the garage clg. Bring it up to a R-30 min as someone else suggested.
Insulate the garage ceiling, walls and use new rubber grommets on the garage door - never heard of insulated garage doors. The carpet will help, but the insulation will most likely be your most cost-effective fix to keep warm air from leaking out of the bedroom and keep the cold out.
How much insulation do you have in the garage now?
I'd suggest a minimum of R-30 in the ceiling and R-19 in the walls.
Quick off-topic question for you - can you tell me if R13 for exterior walls and R19 for ceilings is sufficient in a new dormer build?
Quick off-topic question for you - can you tell me if R13 for exterior walls and R19 for ceilings is sufficient in a new dormer build?
Don't know, not familiar with that. Can someone address this question?
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