The Best Garage Door Insulation | EASY and EFFECTIVE!

[@andyd822]

At that price point you might as well buy an insulated garage door, especially if compared to a vinyl insulated door (as opposed to steel front-insul-steel back).

[@flyingjeff1984]

There are insulated doors and there are insulated doors. The latter is very spendy.

[@leftyo9589]

correct. a double walled insulated door may be spendy, but better , especially in cold weather areas.

[@macgyver03ga]

$1350?!? Holy smokes that’s a lot. At my old house, I installed an EPS kit I bought from Home Depot for a few hundred bucks. That was for an 18x7 door and a 9x7 door. At my previous house before that, I cut up Polyiso board with the foil face and wedged those in the panels with a little hvac foil tape to hold it in a few spots. 3 - 1/2” thick polyiso panels wedged in there nice and tight. Cut them with an olfa razor knife and a straight edge. My current house, I built custom so I installed higher end clopay coachman doors with the 2.5” thick insulation package. They’re awesome. My basement garage door is the cheaper clopay grand harbor door with the 1.5” insulation package.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Best solution is to buy a new door. But…very few are going to do that.

[@canellaICE]

"Having the foam also with this won't make a difference" hmm, doubt it, that foam underneath is increasing the R value

[@flyingjeff1984]

I've never understood "heat rejection" but I have known for years that people use thin, foil faced survival blankets to keep heat in.

[@JayPatel-jd9ol]

Did you have a before and after temp difference? Wondering how much more it helps the temperature with form insulation already in place.

[@omc1163]

I agree some thermal imagines of a before and after would have been more of what we would expect for OG!

[@Fishneck10]

ROI on this product is probably 40 years lol

[@dailyDIYdude]

Nice concept Matt. All the wrinkles made it a no for me. I’m sure most folks will buy in though.

[@JimG89887]

I wouldn’t guess this would be considered “OG Spec”. Not knocking the guys product, but it’s held together with Velcro and cut out with dollar store scissors. It’s like an arts and crafts project.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Nobody said it is. It’s a solution to a problem that is hard to fix.

[@JimG89887]

@ I see your point. I think we all just assume that anything you go with is going to be “OG Spec”, but gotta start somewhere.

[@Dub_nasty]

lmao, let me know what dollar store near you has Milwaukee scissors, I hope they have the entire M18 fuel line for a buck as well. Weird thing to gate keep, if the product works does it need to be "cut with premium" scissors?

[@DevineCrimsonThunder]

I’m sure this helps tremendously but I refuse to believe it is worth the money considering the low cost of the hard backed foam panels. And the foam looks so much better.

[@flyingjeff1984]

The only foam insulation I would ever want is encapsulated with a metal cover on both sides just because I will bump into the door and, thus, tear up the foam if it is exposed.

[@FineDetailingAZ]

What's the R Value or equivalent? My home depot rolled garage insulation kit is R8 and does an excellent job. Curious if this is much better. I could just put this over the top of the existing insulation. 115 in summer plus direct sun in AZ the door gets well over 150, I'll take any and all extra insulation.

[@cdnbaconeh7321]

Any idea what the R value is? For those northern climates.

[@richardmesser1091]

Better than nothing

[@cdnbaconeh7321]

Totally agree​@@richardmesser1091

[@businessonly6039]

1,500 is diabolical

[@zed0k]

Almost new garage door price

[@Psssssssssssssssssssssssss]

Nice profit margin for matty though,gotta honour the source

[@ObsessedGarage]

That’s what happens when you make things in the US by hand in small volumes.

[@businessonly6039]

@ no its called greedflation

[@RAZGR1Z]

Interesting but I'd like to see what the next iteration of the residential product looks like.

[@johnboot6732]

Looks cheap for how expensive it is. Cutting some foam board. Making sure the outside. Bottom door seal and a seal on the ground outside in front of the door works well to keep out drafts.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Foam doesn’t do much for the incoming heat.

[@Psssssssssssssssssssssssss]

​@ObsessedGarage then why did your dad have it on his garage?

[@wadejustice8840]

Matt, do a video showing the difference in temp with this and other cheaper items to quiet the haters.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Yep…coming soon.

[@Techie-B]

How affective is this solution in winter? It gets quite cold here in Germany, so I am looking for a solution like this for my home garage. I would assume the moisture build up between this material and the cold garage door would not be good in the long run.

[@vongdong10]

Got 3" thick styrofoam pieces on my garage door. Cost like $350.

[@flyingjeff1984]

Closed cell? Open cell? How did you adhere it? What protects it from the kids, etc.?

[@vongdong10]

@flyingjeff1984 styrofoam. Ordered them to size and they are held in with friction. No kids.

[@ObsessedGarage]

And you are still getting most of the heat in your garage.

[@n8meade]

​@@ObsessedGarageI'm waiting for this response!

[@vongdong10]

@ObsessedGarage nope. It's been about 3 summers now and it's reduced the heat significantly. Not as cool as the house but it's no longer a sweat box.

[@nandor690]

Would this benefit garage door that faces north and never gets sun? For summer and winter?

[@bradhone9168]

Holy spam comments batman

[@infiniti1123]

Right

[@houdavn]

Ok cool idea, but question for you now because my garage door has hurricane bars (struts as you call it). Those hurricane bars are somewhat bowed downward in the center. With this going the entire width of the door, how will this look?

[@aevgarcia]

As an engineer, I'm glad this solution exist. People don't realize that the air gap between the door and barrier is critical to it's efficiency to reducing the temperature on the inside. It's not just R values. The heat radiates on to the garage door, then it diffuses in the air gap, then the heat has to transfer again from the air to the radiant barrier, then lastly into the garage ambient temp. If the material were touching the door flat against, then the heat just needs to transfer from the larger delta and would just feed heat into the garage. Three examples... Practical example is a stainless steel thermos. The near vacuum gap of air between sheets of metal is what keeps the coffee or iced beverage sustained for longer. Theoretical example is that if a home was double walled, and air tight, that the home's energy efficiency value would be extremely improved and effective in northern and southern climates. Lastly, expensive example, spray cellulose insulation for attics. This is extremely effective as its an expanded hardened foam that traps thousands upon thousands of little air bubbles/pockets that apply the same principal this product and above examples do. pssst.... its why a lot of the cheap radiant barriers look like bubblewrap with a reflective barrier. Keep up the videos, love you guys finding solutions for all audiences!

[@acarguy374]

As long as you don’t mark it up a crap ton being a middleman. As a product developer one of my Least favorite things is devolved product to support too many hands needing to pull honey out of the pot. Hook and loop stick on scares me. Stick on hook and loop is NOT permanent.

[@kyleshatzen]

Really excited that this can be used for roll up doors. I’ve been looking for a solution other than buying a new insulated door

[@ObsessedGarage]

It’s made an insane difference on my doors at HQ.

[@MarioSesana]

So the Roll Up door can open and close without issues with this black cover on it? I have one in my house and I'd love this, but a little worried it'll get tangled up somewhere.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Yep

[@miguelmigkustomz9010]

That's a pretty slick solution!! Might have to save up for a few doors but I'm sure it'll be worth it

[@rick_dunn]

commercial version looks good, i dont know about that res install, i understand its because of the door construction, but not a fan of the "lumpy" look

[@ObsessedGarage]

Me either, but it’s the best solution if you don’t want to replace your door.

[@ac7384]

What r value is it ?

[@eddiepyle3278]

Can you order alternate colors?

[@ObsessedGarage]

Yes. Available here: www.obsessedgarage.com/collections/new-products/products/doorsulate-garage-door-insulation

[@stevevlahos1]

Why not buy an insulated door. The cost is basically the same.

[@Tdaz250]

Is getting a new insulated garage door really $1500 installed?

[@stevevlahos1]

@@Tdaz250 yeah, I was quoted that for an insulated door installed.

[@adamkernohan]

Would it not make more sense if you doing that much Velcro just doing a roll? Might be quicker just sliding across with a roll. Styrene is doing some insulation, just not radiant. Looks like a good diy job. Get a very good seal around the door first ✅

[@bradrichter5082]

Great solution for warm climates to keep your garage cooler from radiant heat but this is useless for northern climates in keeping your garage warmer. Soon as I heard the price my jaw dropped as well.

[@PeeGee-g4t]

I would think it’s better to just get a new door but free shipping is always welcomed and help with overall cost. Also, sounds like you aren’t exactly sure about this product and whether it actually works or not yet but it’s already being offered for sale to us? Wouldn’t it be better to test it out first to make sure it’s legit before selling it? Just a thought.

[@Umiboo]

Ugly, not og spec

[@skFriberg]

Function over form on this one I'm afraid. Would be difficult to make a product that looks better and like he said, this will save them a lot of money every year in electric bills alone.

[@adamkernohan]

Yeah I know what you mean, a bit wrinkly 🤔

[@Changetodeparture]

Products like these are diluting the OG brand, in my eyes.

[@adamkernohan]

@@Umiboo looks a bit like bouncy castle pvc aluminized on one side, hard to justify

[@Psssssssssssssssssssssssss]

​@JR-ho5qm yep..looks like plenty of profit margin in it for matty

[@jisboss32]

Should’ve done half the door and then take temperatures during the day to show it working.

[@ObsessedGarage]

I will in future videos. This is just the intro.

[@frankkeel8410]

That is a nice install and it does wok well!.

[@richardmesser1091]

Expensive, ugly

[@brandondarnes3699]

Call me crazy but it looked way better before this. The wrinkles are awful

[@S54VR6]

Ooof not a very clean setup

[@NoHandleAT]

Should have saved this one for April's Fool...

[@ObsessedGarage]

Nonsense

[@emiller7040]

It looks fine at OG HQ, but the wrinkles on your dad's would drive me crazy.

[@seashackf1]

This is definitely v 1.0. At that cost I think it’s like a lot of new OG solutions and mainly for early adopters who don’t mind being guinea pigs and part of ‘evolution’ of the solution.

[@dscubame1]

Total miss

[@leftyo9589]

cant see this as a winner. expensive, and looks bad. commercial version may be okay where you can get a tax write off as a business expense.

[@ObsessedGarage]

We shall see.

[@DemoFly]

Impeccable timing. I'm insulating my garage.

[@snomofilms]

Wonder if any of these women/spammers that are commenting are single 😂

[@cmb5684]

we are going to show you....... that we missed leg day.. I am only joking. He reminds me of myself.

[@hammer3692]

Ridiculous pricing. Enough is enough

[@ObsessedGarage]

They are literally hand sewing each panel. I want this to exist. This is what it costs.

[@zed0k]

Doubt.

[@Riverguide33]

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