Tips To Turn Your Standard Garage Doors In to Insulated Garage Doors

For people with homes that don’t have insulated garage doors, winter can be a pretty cold and desolate time of year.  Any room of their house that’s located adjacent to that garage is going to be extremely cold.  And if they’re in a 2 story house with a room over the garage, they have even more heat loss to deal with.  And with all that heat loss comes sky high heating bills.

A simple fix for these enormous heating bills would be for these homeowners to install insulated garage doors. Not only would they help reduce energy usage and help lower those astronomical heating bills, but insulated garage doors would also greatly increase the value of their home.

In today’s economy, though, many homeowners have other priorities that have to come first. Even though it would save them tons of money in the long run, the money for new insulated garage doors simply isn’t in the budget. What these homeowners need to realize is that they could insulate their existing garage doors and still make quite a dent in their energy bills. We talked to some contractors and came up with the following tips to help show these homeowners how they, too, can have insulated garage doors.

Insulated Garage Doors Tip #1

Many of the major home improvement stores carry garage door insulation kits manufactured by companies like Prodex and Falcon Foam. These are different types available for different purposes and budgets, but the two most popular are reflective foil insulation and foam insulation panels. These kits come with all the materials you need including detailed installation instructions. Some even have a video included.

Insulated Garage Doors Tip #2

If you have a standard size residential garage door then you may consider using reflective foil garage insulation. Look for an R6.0 rating. This type of insulation comes in big rolls like aluminum foil but its much heavier duty. There are two types of this foil available, single and double foil and you’ll want to look for the double for better performance. This double foil has two layers heavy duty polyethylene air bubble between two layers of 99.9% pure aluminum foil. Its cost will depend on the number and size of doors you’ll be insulating but usually ranges between $120 and $200 and it can easily be installed in a matter of hours using a utility knife, adjustable wrench and some cleaning supplies. The one drawback with using the foil to insulate your garage doors are that is doesn’t qualify for the stimulus tax credit.

Insulated Garage Doors Tip #3

You could also choose to use panel garage door insulation, which is available in two different types, either fiberglass or foam panels. A popular brand of fiberglass is Owens Corning. Again, depending on the area you’ll be covering, prices will range from $100 to $200. The foam panel is similarly priced and they fit right inside the channels of the garage door without any other installation supplies. These types of insulation will both qualify for the federal tax credit that’s available for homeowners who install insulated garage doors.

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Tax Credit Available If You Bought an Insulated Garage Door In 2009

Installing an insulated garage door can significantly reduce your home heating bills, but did you know that Uncle Sam is also offering a significant tax credit if you buy that insulated garage door anytime between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010?

An insulated garage door can make a remarkable difference in the temperature of your home. If you garage is attached and your garage door is not insulated, the room next to the garage is often the coldest room in the house. If you live in a two story home, then the room above the garage is also about the same temperature as your refrigerator. In the summer you have the reverse problem of trying to cool those same rooms as cool air from your air conditioner is pulled out through your old style garage door.

Aside from the money you can save by installing an insulated garage door, they also improve your home’s appearance and add to its resale value. Your house will be more attractive to prospective buyers because it will look nicer and they know those insulated doors will help keep their heating bills down.

And, as an added benefit, if you replaced your old garage door in 2009, or you plan to replace it in 2010, you may very well save yourself up to $1500 right off the bottom line of your tax return. On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed a stimulus legislation that provides tax credits for people who make energy saving home improvements. And insulated garage doors are included as one of the qualifying improvements.

By replacing your old garage door with an insulated garage door you’re not only reducing your energy consumption, you’re also lowering your heating bill AND the door will pay for itself with the tax incentive you receive. Here are 3 tips to make sure your garage door qualifies you for that tax incentive.

Insulated Garage Door Tax Tip #1

Your tax credit will be based only on the total material cost of the insulated garage door. This does not include installation. And the maximum amount you can claim is $1500 over the lifetime of the credit. The incentive is equal to the sum of 30 percent of all qualifying energy saving home improvements make throughout an existing home in 2009 and 2010. So save you a receipt for everything you do that qualifies as an energy saving improvement. Weather stripping, window coverings, a new water heater, everything that has to do with reducing your energy bills. At the end of the year, total them up and depending on the improvements you made, you may just have enough there to cover the entire cost of that new garage door.

Insulated Garage Door Tax Tip #2

The new insulated garage door must be a part of your principal U.S. Residence, it must be installed on an insulated garage and it must be expected to remain in service for at least 5 years.

Insulated Garage Door Tax Tip #3

If your new insulated garage door has a window, it must offer a Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) equal to or less than 0.30. Before buying, ask the dealer to make sure your insulated garage door qualifies.

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