[Greenbuilding] Insulated garage doors
Bob klahn
Home-NRG at dnaco.net
Thu Jul 26 21:33:12 CDT 2012
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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