insulating the garage

[tpack]

I am building a new house and the garage is not insulated in the bid. Is it worth paying extra to insulate the walls and ceiling in the garage or not and any idea what it would cost( 40' of walls and 550 sq. ft. of ceiling).

[TallTexan]

insulating the garage

IMO, only if you ever plan to use it as a shop or living space with an a/c.

[WItoTX]

You getting an insulated garage door too? Those are expensive.

[kmitchl]

If you plan to A/C yes. Otherwise you have built a hot box that will never cool.

[Arrowslinger1]

I insulated mine just recently during my build. My door is a metal insulated 18' door. It was $1450 for the door at overhead door. They are delivering it and installing it. It comes white so it can be painted. Special order wood doors and metal doors with the wood look are $3500-$4500 for that same size. Plus the opener. I have ac and heat ducted to my garage as a dump zone from upstairs. My buddy did his and he said his garage stays within a few degrees of his interior temps and he doesn't have his garage ducted. Good luck


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[14JKURX]

Insulate it you never know what you may use it for and it would cost a lot more to go back and do it later.

[Gclyde28]

I would go ahead and insulate it now. It will definitely cost an arm and a leg more to decided later on to do it.

[JHT]

Save your money and put in a few windows to let the air circulate with a garage fan.
It's too hot this time of year to keep a window unit running 24/7 just in case you go out there.

[mmoses]

Insulate now! and use a insulated garage door. Insulated garage doors are only like $100-200 more.

At the very least do the walls. You can go back and do the ceiling without ripping out sheetrock. You are looking at 10 rolls of insulation for the walls. $122 in material

ADD EXTRA PLUGS IN THE GARAGE!!!!!!

[stickbowcoop]

Is it a metal garage? I read a long thread on here not long ago about condensation in metal buildings and many members here said insulation helped with that.

[Jakesfish]

agreed.......................

If you plan to A/C yes. Otherwise you have built a hot box that will never cool.

Exactly.... I have this issue and hes right............. Its bad in the summer..!!!

[shiner78]

I insulated my walls and got insulated garage doors. It will be worth it in the long run. Imo

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[Wampuscat]

I had a house built last year and my father-in-law and I insulated the walls of my 3 car garage in 1 day. I used blown in insulation and Home Depot offers free blower rental if you buy a minimum amount. The rental guy let me know they wouldn't charge me rental if I returned the leftover bales of insulation. I plan on getting stick-on garage door insulation from Home Depot for $70/car width. Later on I may drop the money for a mini split system to cool it in the summer. Maybe...

[mjhaverkamp]

Mine is insulated with foam, doubt i ever enclose it but it sure is nice in the winter and summer.

[kingranch]

I did mine myself when they were about to sheet rock
Went to home depot and bought the pink stuff and spent a few hours one evening .... mine wasn't in bid either

What a huge difference it made.. my garage is always 15 degree cooler than outside. . I still haven't done the garage door but that's on the to do list when funds get better