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Xist · 07-09-2013, 09:07 PM

I guess that I should have mentioned Home Depots' other options:

Reach Barrier Air Reflective Garage Door Insulation Kit-3009 at The Home Depot
Reach Barrier Silvertanium Garage Door Insulation Kit-3122 at The Home Depot

I did not mention them because I understood them even less, but it sounds like the same situation. So: Reflectix 4 ft. x 25 ft. Double Reflective Insulation-BP48025 at The Home Depot and Reflectix 2 ft. x 25 ft. Double Reflective Insulation-BP24025 at The Home Depot for $67.70, $2.25 less than a kit, of which I would need two.

Ryland, I have not ruled out the hinges, but at $83.94, I am not sure they would have the same ROI.

I wanted to do this while I have free time, before I am busy with school again.

I am not sure if the door is steel or aluminum, but it is metal.

I kind of mentioned that one and a half walls in the garage are not insulated. You just get the bats, staple them in place, and staple a vapor barrier over it? Is there anything wrong with using plywood instead of drywall? I just imagine plywood surviving better than drywall.

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Xist Not Doug Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Show Low, AZ Posts: 12,230 Chorizo - '00 Honda Civic HX, baby! :D 90 day: 35.35 mpg (US) Mid-Life Crisis Fighter - '99 Honda Accord LX 90 day: 34.2 mpg (US) Gramps - '04 Toyota Camry LE 90 day: 35.39 mpg (US) Don't hit me bro - '05 Toyota Camry LE 90 day: 30.49 mpg (US) Thanks: 7,254 Thanked 2,229 Times in 1,719 Posts	I guess that I should have mentioned Home Depots' other options: Reach Barrier Air Reflective Garage Door Insulation Kit-3009 at The Home Depot Reach Barrier Silvertanium Garage Door Insulation Kit-3122 at The Home Depot I did not mention them because I understood them even less, but it sounds like the same situation. So: Reflectix 4 ft. x 25 ft. Double Reflective Insulation-BP48025 at The Home Depot and Reflectix 2 ft. x 25 ft. Double Reflective Insulation-BP24025 at The Home Depot for $67.70, $2.25 less than a kit, of which I would need two. Ryland, I have not ruled out the hinges, but at $83.94, I am not sure they would have the same ROI. I wanted to do this while I have free time, before I am busy with school again. I am not sure if the door is steel or aluminum, but it is metal. I kind of mentioned that one and a half walls in the garage are not insulated. You just get the bats, staple them in place, and staple a vapor barrier over it? Is there anything wrong with using plywood instead of drywall? I just imagine plywood surviving better than drywall.