Top ten reasons for having a great insulated garage door

When transforming your garage and/or adding a heating system you need to look for an insulated garage door with the following specifications:

 

• the door should be 1 3/4 in. thick

• the door should be polyurethane injected

• the door should have an R-16 insulation factor

 

These qualities will serve to keep the heat inside the garage, to keep the cold air infiltration out, and to help reduce surrounding sound. According to Nancy Labbé, marketing coordinator at Garaga Inc. (www.garaga.com), the garage has taken on several different roles in a modern home. She shares the top ten uses of the garage:

 

1. Workshop: During the summer, a  well-insulated garage door equipped with efficient perimeter weather-stripping will help to keep the noise level lower, for example, when you are using power tools.

 

2. Renovations: You usually work indoors on retrofit projects just before spring. A well-insulated garage makes it a lot easier to work inside, rather than outside on the driveway in February.

 

3. Garage sale: Sometimes the pile of “garage sale stuff” in your home doesn’t seem worth the effort involved in organizing a sale. Take heart. In just a few steps a week you can organize an extremely successful sale and clear the clutter from your home.

 

4. Arts and crafts studio: For your family decorative projects, why not use the garage as a private and quiet space for special group projects?

 

5. Furniture refurbishment: Get out the old rocker that you have been meaning to sand and stain. The garage is the perfect place for antique restoration.

 

6. Storage facility: Use the space for temporary storage of furniture that’s either on its way in or out.

 

7. Pet training: Why not? Pets are a part of our lifestyle and a most important part of your family.

 

8. Birthday party: An ideal area contained for games, snacks and fun, as long as you secure safely power tools and any items that may lead to accidents.

 

9. Band rehearsals: Teens are always looking for a place to rehearse. Let them practice in your newly insulated garage and leave the neighbours at peace.

 

10. Finally, a garage is a garage: Even if you never park your vehicle inside, you will appreciate being able to store your snow blower, your gardening tools and kids’ bicycles.

 

“A garage can be more functional than for simply parking your vehicle,” Nancy Labbé says. As it is an extension of your home during those colder months, it becomes extremely important to select an insulated garage door with the best air tightness and thermal break systems.

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