Wooden frame and panel garage doors need a rigid insulation such as foam board.
Insulated in garage door.
If you are shopping for a garage door with insulation you may see a few different numbers provided that measure the effectiveness of the insulation.
Clopay classic collection 8 ft.
Model 5720 12 76 r value.
Model 5740 17 5 r value.
If you have wooden garage doors insulating them should be a high priority if you want to improve the temperature of your garage.
Thermacore construction provides a continuous layer of foamed in place cfc free polyurethane garage door insulation sandwiched between two layers of corrosion resistant steel for maximum thermal efficiency.
Steel garage doors are naturally insulated better than wooden garage doors.
Here is a brief definition of each.
Comparing insulated garage doors.
Pella carriage house 192 in x 84 in insulated white double garage door with windows.
Garage door insulation is of limited value anyway given the other areas of the garage that are equally problematic in terms of heat loss.
18 4 r value intellicore insulated solid white garage door 15 model cxu13 sw top11 1776 00.
12 9 r value intellicore insulated white garage door with plain windows 116 model hdp13 sw plain 1001 00.
Clopay coachman collection 9 ft.
R value a garage door s r value represents its ability to slow the transmission of heat.