I want to keep the garage warm and also reduce the nuisance from the noise of my various tools. There are many ways to do this and I hope that this video will help you if you want to do the same.
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@MrPatdeeee3 жыл бұрын
If one wants to do it right, watch this DIY video. None finer. Thank you Peter for your sharing these "gems" with us as graciously you do..
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Pat, Many thanks. Peter
@EdwardRLyons3 жыл бұрын
Very useful. I'm rebuilding the walls of a workshop my father built 40 years ago, and this SuperQuilt could be just the job to insulate it!
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@gary47923 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, Ive been contemplating how insulate my garage for quite a while and had thoughts along the same lines of how you have suggested. Thanks for doing all the research Peter and as a result purchased the 5m screwfix version and it works an absolute treat. Easy to fit and easy to remove, ideal for the winter months and easy to store during the summer months. I used a foil tape usually used for taping together floor insulation and it was fine. I also used 3 small peices of timber to wedge the top of the material in the small shelf above the door frame and also works really well and is easy to remove. Many thanks for your advice :0) PS: My garage temprature before fitting the insulation was around 9 degrees and now sits comfortably at 14 degrees and increases with 30mins worth of electric heat to a cosy 19 degrees.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Gary, Excellent and well done. Cheers. Peter
@parkercombes2 жыл бұрын
Well done, and thank you for taking the time to film and share it :)
@NewBritWorkshop2 жыл бұрын
Hi Bill, Thank you so much. Cheers. Peter
@kentneil71003 жыл бұрын
This video has come at the right time as i am doing exactly the same to my garage.... I did not know what i was going to do with metal up and over door but i do now so thanks Peter.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Kent, If draught at the edges were not an issue I would have cut mine to the exact size of the doors and stuck it on with double sided tape or those double sided sticky foam pads. Cheers. Peter
@philmerlot90743 жыл бұрын
@@NewBritWorkshop "draught"?
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
thanks.
@markhall33233 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this one I have a garage workshop and keeping it warm is a challenge this gave me many good tips
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, There are many ways of going about this but my foil solution is the best for me. I have had to open one of the doors several times and the ease of taking the foil down is a great advantage. Cheers. Peter
@ricos14973 жыл бұрын
Nice job. The problem I had with mine was that the door had to remain operational, and it's an electric door too. That meant I had to have something light enough not to effect the closing mechanism, so I used the Weatherstop insulation. It worked well, and was easy to fit to the face of the door. Yours would obviously offer a far superior insulation value, but mine is definitely better than nothing and I'd recommend for those in the same situation. It's a shame there isn't a better garage door out there!
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rico, Thant is good advice. I only need to open one of my doors about every 2 or 3 weeks on average - when wood gets delivered or when something large has to go out. So, my insulation can be removed and rolled up in less than 2 minutes - or at least that is the theory ! Cheers. Peter
@katabrontes3 жыл бұрын
Doors with built in insulation are available but, in the roller format, the top box gets quite bulky and reduces headroom.
@elguapo15073 жыл бұрын
What an absolute gent! Thanks very much Peter! 👍
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Cheers. Peter
@peterbeyer57552 жыл бұрын
Your solution keeps out those harmful cosmic rays, well done.
@NewBritWorkshop2 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, Yes, and those little red people on Mars will never know that I am doing woodwork in the workshop ! Cheers. Peter
@johnpower26923 жыл бұрын
I think you may have underestimated how good the internal insulation in that that type of doors actually is. The additional insulation you've added will add very little in terms of preventing heat loss, and any (likely minimal) gains will be circa 90% through draft exclusion.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi John, Many thanks. I think that you are right about draft exclusion but there is also a significant advantage in sound proofing which has been noticed by several visitors. Cheers. Peter
@johnpower26923 жыл бұрын
@@NewBritWorkshop Yes i overlooked sound consideration, the less dense insulation you've added will help with that, and give a noticeable improvement over the door itself.
@MINGLE20083 жыл бұрын
Another very interesting and useful video. Thanks
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@usaf4dbt3 жыл бұрын
Cold subject, thank you.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@keithbucknall3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter I plan on dry lining our garage with this due to its space saving
@joncarter30383 жыл бұрын
Keith, I used this product to insulate the eaves of our house as our bedroom is in what would be the loft area. From an insulation point of view it worked very well. Peter has, as always, highlighted some of the problems in working with it, although mine were different in a confined space. The only point of caution I would add is that it isn't good to drill into. I can't remember the reason that I needed to drill through it, into a joist or a wall. The drill bit went through it easily enough but the the fibres in the insulation suddenly gripped it with enough torque to stop the drill in its tracks. Then, try as I might, I couldn't get the damn bit out. I literally had to leave it in place. So, when creating your wall, if you're putting this on the wall and boarding/sheeting over the top just be aware that you might have problems at a later stage if you are trying to get any anchors or plugs into the wall. Hope that this helps.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Jon, I will test this today as I had no problem when putting screws in and, in my experience, screw threads tend to pick up a problem like this more often than drilling. Are we sure that we are talking about the same product? Peter
@keithbucknall3 жыл бұрын
jon Carter thank you for this the plan was to use roof battens on the single course garage walls staple this to it then counter batten which will require screwing through but not drilling
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Jon, You are absolutely right - those fibre layers do get caught in the drill. I will include this in my next Workshop Notes video as the solution is not too difficult. Basically, staple around the area where the hole has to be drilled and either cut away a small section where the drill is to go or make up a punch out of copper pipe sharpened on one end to make a clean hole. Cheers. Peter
@joncarter30383 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, as always you provide brilliant videos for the KZfaq community and, as is the case here, practical solutions. Brilliant! Best regards Jon.
@markkoons74883 жыл бұрын
Some of the young are using rare earth magnets and washers for their scheme to allow easily reversing garage door insulation sealing. I still haven't settled on designs or two different pattern doors, one 12' W x 12' T, the other 10' W x 10'T. What a pain in the neck. Bet 100 years from now all garage doors will be designed to resist noise and heat migration. Consider what garage doors looked like in 1920.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, Those are big doors - good luck. Peter
@markkoons74883 жыл бұрын
@@NewBritWorkshop Yes, they are big and the greatest problem with them is air infiltration. Although winter hasn't yet set in, we had 60 mile per hour winds today. That is typical of any cold weather warming trend here in Wyoming.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Gosh, that is pretty tough. Good luck with the doors. Peter
@Starman35392 жыл бұрын
Peter hi, Excellent video and clever ideas for securing the material to the door top, including dealing with the sides. I have two questions. (1) How good is this material for keeping the cold out? (2) How good is this material for keeping the noise in? Thank you for your advice.
@NewBritWorkshop2 жыл бұрын
Hi Harry, It is really good for insulation but you have to watch the gaps around the edges. I am not sure how good it is at noise reduction as I cannot measure it but I would guess that it appears to cut the noise by about half but that is only 3 dbs. Cheers. Peter
@Starman35392 жыл бұрын
@@NewBritWorkshop Peter hi,, Many thanks for your prompt and very useful response. Best regards, Harry
@Starman3539 Жыл бұрын
Peter hi, I had already asked you two questions regarding this efficiency of this material. May I bother once more with asking how you found this material (after 2 years of its installation) with respect to keeping the cold out. Thank you in advance for your advice which is appreciated. Regards, Harry.
@NewBritWorkshop Жыл бұрын
Hi Harry, I think that in an ideal world something similar to polystyrene sheets, stuck to the door, would be better but that could not be used in my case as I wanted the insulation to extend beyond the actual door. My solution works reasonably well although I now only have it on the main workshop door as I am keeping the car on the other side. Taking the insulation down and putting it back up is a slow process. Peter
@Starman3539 Жыл бұрын
@@NewBritWorkshop Peter hi, Many thanks for your prompt response which I found very helpful.
@maxwinslade17272 жыл бұрын
I need to do this but do also need to open the door reasonably often as I have a motorbike but the room Is doubling as as kitchen diner. I wondered what I could do to insulate and keep the flex in the door
@NewBritWorkshop2 жыл бұрын
Hi Max, If your door is like mine and built in sections it may be possible to attach insulation to each section. If it is a standard 'up and over' door then just attach the insulation making sure that the mechanism will still work. Peter
@mauriceryton3 жыл бұрын
I have never seen a garage that big in England. Most are just wider than the vehicle. I think most people sleep in their vehicles as they can't open their car doors.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Maurice, We lived in a house with a garage like that - it had been designed for the cars of the 1950s and my Volvo was too wide for the garage door. What made it worse was that I could not use it as a workshop as it flooded even after the slightest bit of rain. Peter
@danalexandrescu26083 жыл бұрын
:) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aZN9lKZqy6zYqmQ.html
@mauriceryton3 жыл бұрын
I too use my garage as a workshop. It is heated for our very cold Canadian winters. There is nothing more fulfilling, for me, than turning wood into something useful and beautiful. Enjoy your now warmer shop.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Maurice, I always wanted a wood stove in my workshop but have to settle for a normal radiator. Cheers. Peter
@mauriceryton3 жыл бұрын
Loads of guys us wood stoves here as wood is abundant. I use a forced air natural gas heater hung from my ceiling. Just set the temp in the morning, go have breakfast as the shop warms up. Enjoy your shop.
@andrewshore2622 жыл бұрын
I’m just wondering if insulating the garage door and removing airflow into a normal garage (unlined etc) creates condensation. I’ve already installed a weather strip on the garage floor to keep out moisture, but my main concern is condensation forming on my motorbikes, your idea is just the job and would work perfectly for me. Uninsulated the temperature maintains around 4 degrees difference with the outside air and a humidity reading varying between the low 60’s to the high 70’s (winter) depending on what’s happening with the weather, and if I’m present or not within the garage.
@NewBritWorkshop2 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, You do need to keep the temperature above the dew point - that will stop condensation forming anywhere that is at that temperature or higher. I achieve this by having a radiator in my workshop but there is also a reasonable flow of air between the house (utility room) and the garage/workshop. Also, despite my insulating efforts, there is still a bit of draft through the garage doors. So, the trick is to have some exchange of air either to the outside when it is dry or into the house. Also, to try and keep the temperature above the dew point. Google "dew point" for more information. Peter
@andrewshore2622 жыл бұрын
@@NewBritWorkshop Great reply Peter and fully understood, once insulated I’ll introduce some low level heating - thank you👍
@BeersAndBeatsPDX3 жыл бұрын
This will change the way your door works and will add extra strain on the opener. The springs and opener will have to be adjusted after doing this.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
No it will not. I said that when I want to open the door that the insulation will be removed. That is why I have not used any fixings to keep it in place. Cheers. Peter
@BeersAndBeatsPDX3 жыл бұрын
@@NewBritWorkshop I missed that part. Thank you for clarifying that. I'm a garage door guy, we get a lot of people adding stuff to their for then complaining that it doesn't work right.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I appreciate the problem that you might face. The solution that I went for is so quick and easy to take down or put back up again. Cheers. Peter
@cjhification3 жыл бұрын
Very interested in your perception once you've been through some equally cold weather to last year and see what the difference is in your opinion, or do you already notice a difference? Thanks for making.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Craig, I will try and remember to let people know. I am monitoring it already but it is too mild here at the moment. Cheers. Peter
@cjhification3 жыл бұрын
@@NewBritWorkshop wonderful.
@MohoWU3 жыл бұрын
Hi, very curious to know how much it reduce the noise from the workshop. My neighbours are quite sensitive to noise and that'll be my top priority when insulating a garage door. Thanks.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
I did a test this afternoon but it was not very scientific. Before installing the insulation I tried running my NVD750 extractor and seeing what it sounded like from the driveway. One needed to be about 8 m away to call it an acceptable level of noise (just). Today I had both the NVD750 and my Festool CT26 running at the same time and would say that the noise was acceptable at 5 m and very low by 10 m. I do not have any more precise way of doing the test and will not take the insulation down just to do another test. Cheers. Peter
@MohoWU3 жыл бұрын
@@NewBritWorkshop thanks. That's good to know. Original I thought putting a barn style double door behind the garage door for maximum insulation. But your method seems a lot less work. I may give it a try and see how it works.
@backmeup6663 жыл бұрын
Any noise (db) measurements with/without insulation don on the outside? cheers
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
I have no scientific way of checking (read my previous comments). Peter
@BusbyBiscuits3 жыл бұрын
Don’t buy the foil tape from screwfix! It’s terrible stuff. I’ve recently insulated my workshop and that stuff drove me close the edge of sanity.