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Garage Door Insulation

  We offer three types of insulation materials to give you a choice between cost, R-value and esthetics.  Choose from our Fiberglass Panels, PanelFoam™ and Reflective Foil Garage Door Insulation Kits, designed to fit Standard Metal Residential Doors measuring 8', 9', 16' and 18' Wide, by 7' High for added protection from temperature loss and air leakage.  Our Reflective Foil Insulation kits will also fit larger Commercial Doors for an easy to install and extremely cost effective insulation solution.  All of our Garage Door Insulation Products qualify for Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency.

Reflective Foil Garage Door Insulation

Recent customer comments:

"We received our order and I have installed the insulation.  The afternoon sun hits the garage door for a good four hours and it was unbearable.  After installing the insulation we really felt the difference.  The insulation reduced the temperature by (my guess) of 15 to 20 degrees.  The garage is now usable where before it was not.  Thank you for a wonderful product."  E. Doss, TX

"I just wanted to let you know that I received the order and already have it installed on the door.  Installation went smooth as silk and it looks great!  Thanks again for the quick shipment, was a pleasure doing business with you."  W. Hendrickson, MD
 

   Texas Garages offers two types of Reflective Foil Garage Door Insulation Kits.  First our standard "Reflective Double Foil" kits have two layers of heavy-duty polyethylene air-bubble film sandwiched between two layers of 99.9% pure aluminum foil, with a total thickness of 5/16-inch that provides up to an "R6.0" insulation value, and our just released new "Reflective Single Foil White Vinyl" kits.  These new kits have two layers of heavy-duty polyethylene air-bubble film sandwiched between one layer of 99.9% pure aluminum foil and one layer of White Vinyl to give your door a more pleasing look.  Our new "Reflective Single Foil White Vinyl" kits provide up to an "R4.6" insulation value!  Our Reflective Foil Garage Door Insulation Kits can outperform 6" of mass insulation in all climates and even higher performance can be expected in hot and humid climates, and reflects 97% of radiant energy hitting a garage door's surface. 

  Our Reflective Foil Garage Door Insulation Kits are also impervious to moisture and air currents, and is an ideal convection and vapor barrier.  These Reflective Double Foil Garage Door Insulation Kits reflect heat in both directions to keep your garage Warmer in the Winter and Cooler in Summer.  The Reflective Foil Garage Door Insulation Kits are sold in a "Single One Car Door Kit" to insulate 8' to 9' wide doors, and a "Double Two Car Door Kit" to insulate 16' to 18' wide doors, each kit comes complete with instructions, Insulation Rolls, Double Sided Tape and a Utility Trim knife.  Order Online Below!

Engineering Data

Types of Foil Insulation

Reflective Foil Installation Instructions

(Detailed instructions are included with each kit.)

1. Since you are taking the time and effort to install a cost effective insulation product for your garage door, why not take the time to do a little maintenance on your garage door that may be over due?  Click here to see our maintenance suggestions.

2. Tools Required: Utility Knife (included in kit), Adjustable wrench to remove door obstructions like handles or locking mechanisms, Spray Cleaner like Windex/409 and wiping rags.

3. Clean all exposed metal edges and surfaces of the door to be taped.  We normally use Windex and sometimes 409 if there is oil/grease present.  Make sure all dust, dirt and oil is completely cleaned off of the exposed metal surfaces before applying the double-sided tape.  Also, do not apply tape to a door that is wet or in high humidity situations that will cause the tape to not properly adhere to the door or to the foil.  Sometimes new doors have a thin film of oil on the galvanized parts, and there is sometimes over spray of lubricant of the hinges on the door, make sure to completely clean the oil off, the tape will not stick to the door if there is oil and this will void any warranty or returns!

4. Once the door panel edges are clean, measure, cut and apply double sided tape (included in kit) and press firmly onto all exposed edges of the garage door for the reflective foil to attach to.  Apply tape when temperatures are above 45°F.

5. Before applying the Reflective Foil to the double sided tape, make sure the foil is clean from dust, dirt, greasy finger prints and anything else that will interfere with proper bonding to the double-side tape.  DO NOT LAY THE FOIL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, CONTAMINANTS MAY GET ON THE FOIL AND PREVENT PROPER BONDING!  Clean the Reflective Foil with Windex if needed.

6. Remove double sided tape strip and attach reflective foil to the outside frame edges of the garage door panels by pressing insulation firmly onto panel edges and install one horizontal row at a time.  Trim excess reflective foil as required.  Now enjoy your quieter more comfortable garage!

7. Do not paint the Reflective Foil, aluminum will not reflect if painted.

There's a Wrong Way and a Right Way

  Texas Garages believes in offering our customers Quality Products at Reasonable Prices and support after the sale, but it doesn't stop there.  We are a real company with real locations in Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, we don't work out of our house and we don't sell our products on eBay.

  We also want to inform you of the WRONG WAY and RIGHT WAY to purchase and install Reflective Foil Insulation for your Garage Door.  The pictures below show the WRONG WAY and RIGHT WAY to install Reflective Foil Insulation on your Garage Door!  You can find companies on the Internet that sell pre-cut foil panel kits and claim R-Values from 10 to 16, but be careful.

  First let's review the installation.  The foil panels in the WRONG WAY Picture are attached to the door skin directly, reducing overall "R" value because of not providing an "Air Pocket" between the foil and the door skin.  The Air Pocket acts as an additional radiant barrier and increases the overall effectiveness and performance of your garage door insulation installation.  Another major error is the panels do not cover the vertical support rails and side frames of the door allowing passive heat and cold to pass through the door into the garage from the exposed metal.  By installing the foil on the "entire" door and covering as much exposed metal as possible provides the best insulation performance.

  Now "R" values, these mystical insulation property values are determined by 3rd party engineering certification testing laboratories.  Anyone can claim any "R" value they want, but ask them if they have independent testing data to support it.  "R" values are rated several ways on the same product, for instance "Horizontal" thermal penetration which is usually a ceiling or attic application where the material is laying horizontally for upward and downward usage.  Horizontal thermal penetration is always the highest "R" value, and some companies use this value to rate their garage door insulation and this would be incorrect because garage doors should be rated using a "Vertical" thermal penetration rating, meaning a wall or door insulation application, which will always be lower than horizontal.  For instance our Double Reflective Foil product is rated at R14.3 Horizontal Resistance and R6 Vertical Resistance, so we use the R6 not R14.3 rating which is more appropriate for Garage Door Applications.  Our products have been tested, certified and the datasheet is downloadable below.

Buy with confidence from a Company that has been selling and

installing Garage Door Insulation products since 2002!

Warehouses and Commercial Doors

  Don't wait any longer!  Get those warehouse doors insulated to save on energy costs and let your employees work in a more comfortable environment.  Purchase the individual components below and start cooling off and saving money TODAY?

Individual Components

It takes approximately (1) roll of Double Sided Tape to complete a Standard Double Sized Door.

PanelFoam™ Garage Door Insulation Kit

  Our PanelFoam Garage Door Insulation Kits contain UL® certified Expanded PolyStyrene panels with a High Impact PolyStyrene (HIPS) laminated plastic facer for durability and easy cleaning.  The panels are cut to fit the inside channels of the garage door frame rails to make a flush, insulated panelized system that looks great and helps reduce dirt, dust and noise.  The weight of these kits will not effect your garage door operation.  Manufactured from a non-toxic earth-friendly material, these kits are UL® certified, moisture resistant and carry a 1-Year Warranty. 

  Each PanelFoam Kit comes with (8) panels and is designed to cover one Standard Residential 8' or 9' Wide by 7' High metal garage door.  Larger 16' and 18' Wide by 7' High doors will require two kits.

Contact us if you have any questions.

Panel Dimensions: 20"H x 54"W x 1-1/4"D (8-panels per kit)

PanelFoam Installation Instructions

(Detailed instructions are included with each kit.)

1. Since you are taking the time and effort to install a cost effective insulation product for your garage door, why not take the time to do a little maintenance on your door that may be over due?  Click here to see our maintenance suggestions lower on this page.

2. Tools Required: Tape Measure, Utility Knife, Straight Edge and Pencil.

3. Measure distance between garage door vertical rails.

4. Score panels with utility knife using a straight edge based on measurement from #2.

5. Break or snap panel at "score mark" from #3.

6. Flex and insert panel between horizontal garage door rails.

PanelFoam Garage Door Insulation Kit

Each Kit Includes:

(8) Panels 54"W x 20"H x 1-1/4"T

Installation Instructions

Provides Up to R4.7 Insulation Value