We use our garages to park our cars, as a storage room, or in some cases an extra family room but we rarely take the time to find out ways to improve its energy efficiency. Garages are often a huge source of energy loss and can cause increases in energy bills. The following tips will help you improve your garage energy efficiency.
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Insulate
If you have an attached garage and it is not insulated, cold and hot air circulate between your garage and home making it more difficult for your home to maintain a stable temperature. If your garage walls are not insulated, it is easier for carbon monoxide from your car to get inside your home. Insulating garage walls not only improves garage energy efficiency, but also prevents harmful chemicals from getting into your home. Don’t forget to insulate the outlets and light switches through which hot or cold air can seep in to your home.
Garage floors
The consistent change in temperature can cause concrete floors to crack. Cracks in concrete floors make it difficult to maintain a controlled temperature and when exposed to moisture can expand and hinder the garage door from closing properly. Seal your garage floors with concrete caulk to prevent this.
Seals
Make sure to properly seal the connecting door and garage door with weather stripping or a threshold barrier to keep hot and cold air from seeping into your home. Seals and thresholds need to be replaced regularly, so take the time to inspect them and make sure they are in good condition to prevent cold and hot air from circulating in and out of your garage and home.
Solar Panels
Using portable heaters to heat your garage can be costly. Using solar panels to add heat to your garage has a high cost upfront, but gives you greater savings.
Windows
Replace all windows in your garage with energy efficient or storm windows. This will help keep moisture and air out. Regularly replace caulking and weather stripping on the window panes to ensure thermal energy is not lost.
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