05/05/2018
☀️☀️☀️THE HEAT IS ON! ☀️ ☀️ ☀️
A Hot Garage Is Not Cool!
Some Tips from Spilsbury Garage Door Co. to
KEEP YOUR COOL 😎
During summer, increasing airflow in the garage is step one.
🏡 This can be achieved by slightly opening the overhead door (about a foot from the floor). Slightly or fully opening the garage man door and adding a fan also can help!
🏡 Insulating the garage overhead door is another way of cooling the garage in the summer (and keeping the space warmer in the winter)! For an uninsulated metal door, Spilsbury Garage Door Co. can add a two-inch thick layer of rigid insulation attached to the inside of each panel. That'll give your existing door an R-value of approx 7. Works great! Of course, given the budget, an insulated sectional overhead door is the best alternative!
🏡 Attaching an adjustable rollaway awning to the sunny side of the garage will create shade in the summer and allow sunlight during winter months. A deciduous tree is an inexpensive means of keeping a garage cool in the summer and warm in the winter. If possible, plant the tree so that it is located between the garage and the sun during the hottest part of the day. During summer months the leaves will shade the garage and during the cold months the bare branches will let sunlight through to warm the garage. Most hardwood trees will fill the bill (Oak, Walnut, Ash, etc.). A Fruitless Mulberry grows like wildfire and provides great shade.
🌳🌳We don't plant the trees, but we are experts in all things garage doors! Keep your cool and give Spilsbury Garage Door Co. a call at 760.987.6500! Ask for Brandon ☀️
