Afternoon all,

i have been toying with the idea of covering the garage doors (they're wooden with cracks in) with isulation foam to stop the drafts that come through the cracks.

i did an ebay search and it doesn't come up with much, can anyone point me in the right direction

cheers

Alex

Use the metalic coated bubble wrap used on modern bett sheds .

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Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
Use the metalic coated bubble wrap used on modern bett sheds .

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Simple answer is... anything will help.
Bubble wrap in foil, sheets of solid styrofoam /polystyrene etc etc.
Rockwool with a hardboard lining.
Spray on expanding foam.
They will all give similar results.
The actual K values, ie how good their thermal conductivity is, doesn't really mean anything in an application like this.

I did my metal door in polystyrene ceiling tiles that were left over from my inlaws house

originly they were double sided sticky taped on, but soon fell off, so now gaffa taped, and that seems to have worked, quite well

Steve

[Edited on 19/12/10 by steve m]

If its just stop loose the draft from the cracks, what about polythene sheet and stapled on to the door ?

go down to b&q and buy the cheapest solid insulation they have. I got the large polystyrene slabs, cut them to fit the garage and glued them in place. Made a massive difference (the door was a very conductive metal).

2nd for polystrene slabs... I'll be doing the same, but mine are "borrowed" from work 50mm thick

Best thing to use is kingspan. It comes in various thicknesses. I used 50mm sheet to cover cupboard doors to the attic,
made a huge difference in summer and winter. If you can buy second hand its much cheaper.

This will do Exactly what you want.

http://profoil.net/profix/profix.htm?gclid=CMzn67zj-KUCFc0f4QodUHUFng

Locost solution is to wrap loft insulation in a polythene sheet and secure to tha door.

if you've got access to bubblewrap - you can just stick that to the door. I'd foil the door first, then bubble wrap then more foil. Its what i tried at first to discover insulating a metal door made a huge difference. Also make (from gaffer tape) a flexible strip that you can stick round the door to stop the drafts.

8' x 4' one inch thick polystyrene sheets were less than £4 from our local builders merchants.

B&Q do a silver backed bubble wrap which I used on the car's plumbing. If you tape that to the doors it should wok nicely and have the side benefit of being reflective, making use of available light to the max.

was on my mobile so posting links was difficult

http://www.astrofoil.co.uk/products.html