| Garages lose a large amount of energy due to a lack | | | | you see light from the outside is a major air leak. |
| of insulation. If you would like to lower your heating | | | | Mark all noticeable air leaks with a pencil for further |
| and cooling bills or simply would like to make this part | | | | insulation and air sealing measures. |
| of your home a more comfortable environment to | | | | A common major air leak and source of energy loss |
| work and live in, then you should consider adding | | | | is from the space often left between the garage |
| additional insulation and installing new weather | | | | door and the floor. If you do not have a garage door |
| stripping. | | | | weather strip or if your door weather stripping is old |
| A major source of energy loss is the garage door. | | | | and or defective, it is time for an upgrade. These |
| Often, these doors have poor insulation qualities. | | | | door weather strip kits are available online and at |
| Special kits are available to install additional insulation | | | | many local home improvement stores. Installing your |
| to your door. Insulation kits are not very expensive | | | | weather strip kit will only take a couple of hours. |
| and will pay for themselves through their energy | | | | When installing your weather stripping, make sure |
| savings. | | | | that the bottom of your door is clean and even, |
| Another reason why this particular room looses so | | | | making sure to scrap off adhesive left from the |
| much energy is because garage doors are often not | | | | previous defective door stripping. |
| air tight with the outside. To make sure that your | | | | Installing a weather strip on your garage do is an |
| door does not have any visible air leaks, you will need | | | | easy do it yourself home improvement project that |
| to turn off all lights in your garage and close the door | | | | will take you only a few hours. A small investment in |
| to the rest of your house during hours when it is light | | | | a new weather strip and additional insulation will easily |
| outside. Next, close the door to the outside as well. | | | | pay for itself in lower utility bills. This do it yourself |
| With the lights out, see if you can see any daylight | | | | project will also leave you with a garage that is more |
| entering your garage from the outside. Anywhere | | | | comfortable to work in. |