What is Garage Insulation?

Though many may think of garage insulation as an afterthought, and even ignore it totally, that is not generally recommended. For many, an attached garage may be the largest room in the home. While it is not a living space, any air that gets into the garage can easily work its way into the rest of the home, simply because insulation between interior portions of the home is not as substantial as insulation between interior and exterior portions. While some may not need to worry much about comfort in their garage, as it is only used to access their cars, others may spend hours a day in it. Many people have workshops or other equipment that they use on a regular basis in their garage. Also, it may serve as a temporary shelter for outside pets on colder days. Therefore, garage insulation may be more important when using it for some of these applications. Still, those comfort issues are not the only reasons why garage insulation may be necessary. Oftentimes, there is plumbing going to the g ... more