It makes sense to insulate a garage if you are going to be heating the space. The same kinds of insulation materials can be used in the garage that is used for the rest of your home. However, there are some materials that are better than others, depending on whether or not your garage is finished. You should also consider insulating your garage door, and it has different installation requirements compared to what is needed on ceilings or walls. Fiberglass Insulation In garages, the most commonly used kind of insulation is fiberglass (it is also the most popular kind that is …
Thanks to the sheer volume of information available on the topic -- some accurate, some not, and some outdated -- it's all too easy to develop misconceptions about spray foam insulation. This is a building material that's experienced vast technological improvements in the recent past. Information on foam insulation that was accurate 20 years ago may be entirely incorrect today. There's also a wide enough range of different foam products that you can't trust too many blanket statements to accurately fit all foams. Common Foam Insulation Misconception False: Closed Cell …
Spray foam insulation, also known as foaming insulation or sprayed insulation, is a two-part liquid insulation that insulates and air seals wherever it is applied. The material comes in two large 55 gallon drums – an iso and a resin. These two liquids are kept separate until applied at the jobsite by a qualified, licensed spray foam installer. The two liquids travel up through a heated hose to the spray gun where they are combined to create the foam. The foam expands within seconds to fill the cavity surface. Depending on the type of sprayed-in foam insulation used, closed-cell or …