How to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Your Garage Door

Do you have any idea how big a role your garage door plays in the overall energy efficiency of your home? If you use your space frequently, you may be losing a lot of energy through the garage door, even while it’s closed. That can lead to big spikes in your energy bill as you struggle to heat or cool the garage properly.

Improving the energy efficiency of your garage means finding an insulated garage door. Let’s go over what you should look for when replacing your garage door and why expert installation services are important when it comes to energy efficiency for your garage door.

Insulated Garage Doors

The most energy-efficient garage doors out there are insulated garage doors. When you’re shopping for insulated garage doors, there are a few factors you need to consider, such as the types of material and how energy efficiency is actually measured. The experts at Wayne Dalton Sales & Service can replace your old garage door with a new insulated door. 

Types of Insulation Materials

When you’re looking at insulated garage doors, you should be looking at what material the insulation is made of. Different types of insulation offer different levels of thermal resistance.

The Most Common Insulation Types Are:

Polyurethane Foamed-in-place Insulation

Polyurethane foamed-in-place insulation is a foam that expands and bonds to surfaces when injected into the  cavity as a garage door is being manufactured. It provides good thermal resistance, making for a very energy-efficient door, and it also has excellent sound-dampening properties. It offers twice the thermal performance of polystyrene in the same thickness and adds strength to the garage door panels.

Polystyrene Insulation

Polystyrene insulation consists of insulated panels installed within the door sections during manufacturing. Expanded polystyrene insulated doors are less energy efficient than polyurethane but are often more affordable. 

The thermal ratings for a garage door are indicated by the U-factor and R-value. A lower U-factor indicates a more insulated and energy-efficient door, while a higher R-value indicates a greater resistance to thermal transference.

Expert Installation Makes All the Difference

When it comes to installing insulated garage doors, trusting an expert technician from Wayne Dalton Sales & Service ensures you get the most effective and efficient door system possible.

Choosing the Door to Meet Your Needs

Every homeowner has different needs for their garage door. The expert installation technicians at Wayne Dalton Sales & Service can assess your situation and recommend the garage door type and the right U-factor for better insulation that best suits your specific needs. No need for you to guess.

No Air Leakage

If your door has not been installed correctly, there may be gaps around the edges where air can escape. Those gaps can defeat the entire purpose of an insulated door, as heat energy is simply getting around it. Our experts can ensure the garage door is installed correctly, with no gaps around the edges where air may escape and render the insulation pointless. Professional-quality installation ensures there is no air leakage, so you get the energy efficiency that you paid for.

Wayne Dalton Sales & Service Sells and Installs Insulated Garage Doors

Wayne Dalton Sales & Service is the go-to supplier and installer of insulated garage doors. Our highly experienced team can recommend the right energy-efficient garage doors to suit your needs and even provide the installation for you. We have built up a trusted reputation with our exceptional services and our dependable products for over 70 years.

With 14 locations across America, we can provide high-quality service and products to homeowners across the nation. Request a free quote from one of our locations serving Akron, Albuquerque, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Colorado Springs, Houston, Kennewick, Lewiston, Missoula, Peoria, Quad Cities, Raleigh, Spokane Valley, and Tempe.