Room Above Garage Cold

The other rooms in the house not above this garage are fine.
Room above garage cold. Does your home have a bonus room above the garage. A detached garage eliminates the risk of dangerous fumes coming into the house so you don t have to worry about making it super sealed. I was thinking of gluing and screwing in styrofoam insulation 1 inch thick on the ceiling of the garage. It s really hot in the room all summer and it feels that way eight months out of the year.
If your home has a built in garage chances are there s a room above it to give your home the most space possible. To allow for access partially close the garage door as you get to those holes above the garage door tracks. Would it help keep it cooler if i put a white reflective foam core insulation on the ceiling. The higher the r value the better the insulation.
Hi thank you so much for the replies. Why the room above your garage is always cold or hot it s november in atlanta and temperatures are dropping. You might use this room for anything from a bedroom to an office bathroom or storage space. Insulation levels for garage doors are measured by an r value or less commonly a u value.
I have this product on my garage door already and it helped the temperature in the garage. How to finish the job. Wall to wall carpeting is installed with a thick pad underneath which is another layer between feet and the cold garage. If the room has wood laminate or another hard surface floor a thick area.
Wait is there even a solution to this. Here s what causes the problem. The house in question is this one. The main bedroom in my house is above the garage.
Having a well insulating garage door is helpful in this regard. And that bedroom above your garage the same one that was scorching hot all summer. Another approach you can you take is to make your garage warmer and thereby eliminate the problem of cold air passing through the ceiling.