Warming of garage doors with own hands

The garage can be used for its intended purpose - as a parking lot for a car, and also as a workshop or a warehouse where you can store inventory and different things. If you often repair a car, it is best to insulate the building. The most effective work data will be in the gate area. However, before carrying out such manipulations, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the rules that say that it is better not to use porous mineral wool insulation to insulate the garage. This is due to the fact that the dew point will shift towards the heater, it will get wet, its density and thermal conductivity will increase.

Material selection

You should not try to save by ordering a gate without a gate. Its presence allows you to keep the heat inside the garage. It is better to immediately make the gate not only with a separate door, but also with insulation. Among other things, the construction must be provided with a ventilation system, which can be exhaust and supply air. The inflow hole can be made at the gate. Insufficient ventilation can create life-threatening conditions.

Warming of the garage door can be carried out by different materials, however one of the most effective is the foam plastic. This material has a low density, so the insulation will not have additional loads on the structure. Polyfoam has a low coefficient of thermal conductivity, it does not release substances harmful to human health, which is true under normal operating conditions. This insulation does not interact with air and water, and the formed layer will last more than 50 years. To process cloths is simple enough, for this purpose it is possible to use available tools. It should also be noted that the water absorption of the foam is rather low and does not exceed 3%; if it is an extruded polystyrene foam, this figure is even less, it is 0.4%.

Thermal insulation of the gate: preparation of tools

If you decide to carry out the insulation of garage doors with foam plastic, then at the first stage it is necessary to prepare tools. You will need:

• electric drill;
• Screwdriver Set;
• Brush for metal;
• Screwdriver;
• A hacksaw on wood ;
• Roller;
• Core;
• Clamps;
• Gon;
• sandpaper;
• a hammer;
• Roulette meter;
• Metal ruler;
• Construction knife.

Preparation of materials

To ensure that the gates look attractive from the inside, you can use the facing material, which sometimes is a corrugated board, a wooden lining, waterproof plywood or OSB. As practice shows, it is best to prefer oriented chipboards, as they have many advantages, namely: the material is sufficiently strong and reliable, easy to process, has a low vapor permeability and eliminates the need for vapor barrier membranes to cover thermal insulation. Oriented chipboard can be purchased at a low cost, and after the completion of the work the doors will have an attractive appearance. It is recommended to use OSB-3 or OSB-4 boards for the cladding, the thickness of which should be 10 mm. Such material is intended for premises, the conditions of which are characterized by a high level of humidity.

After you determine the size of the gate, calculate the number of plates. Each of them has standard dimensions of 1250x2500 mm. Typically, the master manages two canvases, and after the work remains pruning, which can be used for other purposes. Warming of the garage doors is accompanied by installation of a lath, on which the facing materials will be fastened. For the frame system it is recommended to use wooden blocks of square section with a side of 4 cm. They are fixed on the supporting part of the gate, in the role of which the metal corners protrude, sometimes the profile pipe. Be that as it may, the crate must be installed around the perimeter and on the area of the canvas. The distance between the elements of the crate should be 40 cm.

In addition to training

If the insulation of the garage doors with expanded polystyrene or expanded polystyrene is accompanied by further installation of the finish, then before the installation of the frame system, the wooden bars must be treated with an antiseptic. Depending on what composition will be used, it may be necessary to apply one or two layers. You need to produce these works using a normal brush. During the drying of the bars, it is possible to deal with the preparation of the inner surface of the gate, for this rust is cleaned to the metal, making it more convenient to use a crust-attachment to the drill. It is important to clean all the lagging paint, in difficult-to-reach places it is more convenient to use a brush with a metal bristle. Sometimes experts advise to resort to the use of sandpaper, which the master must walk all over the surface, this will improve the quality of adhesion of the primer to the metal.

At the next stage the surface is treated with an anticorrosive primer, it is applied in 2 layers. The direction of the second must be perpendicular to the first. As soon as you have waited for the complete drying of the surface, you should take care of the waterproofing, which is relevant in tandem with conventional foam. If extruded polystyrene is used, this operation is not performed. Waterproofing can be done with bitumen mastic, sometimes vapor-insulating membranes are glued to the surface.

Tips for installing the burr

When the garage doors are insulated with their own hands, the photo is recommended to be considered before the work starts, which will allow you to exclude many mistakes. At the next stage, the installation of the crate is carried out, according to the size of the wicket, the bars of the required length are cut, they must be unbroken. In those places where locks and bolts are located, as well as ventilation grilles, it is necessary to make a frame from the bars, fixing them along the perimeter. To fix these elements an electric drill is drilled several holes, the distance between which should be 25 cm. To do this, a 4-mm drill is used. In those places where the bars will be installed in the butt, the holes should be 5 mm. Before drilling it is recommended to make the marking and nakernit places so that the drill does not heat up.

For reference

When the garage doors are insulated with their own hands, the crate is sometimes required without installing the facing material. However, the installation of the lower row of horizontal bars may be accompanied by some difficulties, which is that it is impossible to reach the hard-to-reach places by the tool. If you remove the gate, then this work can be done without problems, if not, then attach the bar to the end, because the rest of the grid will take up most of the load from the facing material.

Nuances of installation of a heater

Warming of metal garage doors is usually carried out with foam, it should be cut only after measuring the space between the bars. On each side, approximately 3 mm of material is left, so that the foam is placed between the bars tightly. When cutting, make sure that the blade enters the thermal insulation vertically, if the blade is flexible, then it can lead to the side, which certainly breaks the cutting line.

Sometimes the insulation of the garage doors with foam plastic is not accompanied at all by the mechanical fixation of the material, as it will be pressed against the base by the facing. You can use liquid nails, sometimes using a mounting foam, which is useful in the future when sealing joints.

Recommendations of a specialist for insulation

When the insulation of garage doors with expanded polystyrene is made, it is recommended to use 40 mm slabs, which may have different sizes. When buying material, it is necessary to take into account the location of the lath, so that the cutting of the foam is not accompanied by the formation of a large number of scraps. If possible, try to strengthen the solid sheets of material. Experts recommend buying extruded polystyrene foam, since its water absorption index is minimal, it is almost unnecessary to protect it from moisture, but such insulation costs more. As practice shows, working with extruded polystyrene is much easier, it does not crumble when cutting.

Installation of a lath for a heater

For the installation of brusks should be used galvanized screws for working with wood, their size should be 3.5x30 mm, with regard to fixing the side surfaces, then fixing them using self-tapping screws with dimensions of 4.5x70 mm, they are installed in the end. If the frame of the gate is made of a profile pipe, the length of the screws should be increased by adding the section of the pipe. Fasteners should enter the bar to a depth of 1/2 of the cross-section, when installing the facing material, it is better to use screws with a press washer with dimensions of 4.2x32 mm.

Padding

Warming of garage doors is usually only after applying a primer to the metal surface. To do this, use an anti-corrosion agent, which eliminates the formation of rust in high humidity. Primer can be any, based on alkyd or synthetic resins. It should be designed for use in a wide range of temperatures. To degrease the surface, it is necessary to purchase a solvent together with the primer.

Warming with foam

Warming of garage doors with mounting foam is accompanied by the use of foam or polystyrene foam. As soon as the insulation plates are installed to the metal surface, all joints must be filled with mounting foam. It is better to purchase a professional version of it, which involves the use of a pistol. This composition is less expanded in volume, and the gun makes it convenient to apply the mixture in the right place and in any quantity. In order to exclude rotting of the bars, an antiseptic agent should be used, it can be made on an oil or water basis, sometimes such mixtures are a paint with antiseptic properties. If you decide to use a normal foam, it should be protected from moisture. This can be done with a vapor barrier membrane, self-adhesive insulant "Izolon" or bitumen mastic.

Warming of sectional works

The insulation of sectional garage doors is carried out almost by the same technology that was described above. Before the beginning it is necessary to choose a material, which can be styrofoam, its installation is carried out with the help of plastic dowels. This material is resistant to mold and fungus. If you want to ensure fire safety, you should choose foam, which was made using fire retardants, in the event of a fire, the material will exhibit properties like self-extinguishing.

If it is possible to use a special technique, then it is possible to apply polyurethane foam for insulation. The work will cost more if they are carried out by a team of professional builders, but the efficiency will be on top. The first stage measures gates, as well as individual sections. This will cut the material according to the parameters. The insulation is adhered to the surface, and the mounting foam is applied to the joints.

When the insulation of the joints of the garage doors was completed, you can proceed to the waterproofing. To do this, use "Izolon", which sometimes becomes an additional means of thermal insulation. In some cases, this material is used as the main layer of insulation.

Conclusion

The insulation of the gates of garage doors is no less important than the thermal insulation of the canvas itself. To do this, use a mounting foam that has excellent adhesion with a huge amount of materials. However, before installation, the surface is moistened, since solidification occurs when contact with moisture.