[Greenbuilding] Insulated garage doors

[Bob klahn]

Paul,
I'm not aware of the existence of such a thing.  But I said that of 
pull-down attic ladders - until I saw a remarkable Swedish metal unit 
that sealed tight as a bank vault.
The cost, however,t was enough to make most homeowners blanch.

I suspect any garage door capable of sealing properly would echo that 
sticker-shock.
A less expensive option would be to construct a sealed, insulated, 
seasonal inner door/barrier, and to accept the limitations of the prime 
garage door.  Done properly, you should onlylose a small portion of 
floor space.

I hope this helps.

Bob Klahn

On 7/25/2012 7:43 AM, Paul Hadfield wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for the fascinating learning experiences on this list.
>
> Just a private enquiry, and after largely lurking here for several 
> years I feel I should know the answer to this, but can anyone point me 
> to the right way to go with finding some (or an) environmentally 
> optimal, well-draught-proofed and well-insulated, door(s) for a 
> built-in garage, preferably of a sort available in the UK, for our house.
>
> The garage is within the (ground-level) thermal envelope of the house, 
> and is used largely for storage, but possibly for future use as a 
> workshop if it can be well insulated (and cleared out!).
>
> Our house is 1955 cavity wall of typical brick and concrete block 
> construction in the English east midlands, and our existing side-hung 
> softwood doors, with windows in them, have suffered poor maintenance 
> over the years since the house was built, but are otherwise 
> aesthetically pleasing to us.
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> Paul Hadfield
> Springside
> Scotland Lane
> Burton Overy
> Leicester
> paul at hadfields . org . uk
>
>
>
>
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