Room Above Garage Cold

A detached garage eliminates the risk of dangerous fumes coming into the house so you don t have to worry about making it super sealed.

Room above garage cold.

Use a styrofoam plug and plug each hole after you fill it. The other rooms in the house not above this garage are fine. Another approach you can you take is to make your garage warmer and thereby eliminate the problem of cold air passing through the ceiling. I have this product on my garage door already and it helped the temperature in the garage.

Why the room above your garage is always cold or hot it s november in atlanta and temperatures are dropping. Insulation levels for garage doors are measured by an r value or less commonly a u value. To allow for access partially close the garage door as you get to those holes above the garage door tracks. The main bedroom in my house is above the garage.

How to finish the job. The higher the r value the better the insulation. Would it help keep it cooler if i put a white reflective foam core insulation on the ceiling. I ve been away from home so apologies for the late reply.

Hi thank you so much for the replies. And that bedroom above your garage the same one that was scorching hot all summer. Having a well insulating garage door is helpful in this regard. I was thinking of gluing and screwing in styrofoam insulation 1 inch thick on the ceiling of the garage.

Wall to wall carpeting is installed with a thick pad underneath which is another layer between feet and the cold garage. It s really hot in the room all summer and it feels that way eight months out of the year. You might use this room for anything from a bedroom to an office bathroom or storage space. If the room has wood laminate or another hard surface floor a thick area.

All you have to worry about is that it s the right. The house in question is this one. If your home has a built in garage chances are there s a room above it to give your home the most space possible.