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Insulating you garage

You recently bought a house that has a bedroom addition above the garage but it is not insulated. Adding insulation should make those rooms more comfortable and save on energy bills. There are several options for insulating above the garage. Depending on the local building codes, the size of the area, whether you decide to hire a professional or do it yourself and maybe the most important factor is your budget.

If you have a sheet rocked garage, the fastest way would be to have blown-in insulation installed behind the sheetrock. A fair warning here, the blown-in insulation may be expensive if your garage is small. If your garage is not sheet rocked you have to install lame-spread rated batt insulation and cover it with sheetrock. First check your local building codes for the requirements of the thickness of the sheetrock for garages including fire safety rules. The lack of smoke detectors in a garage and the possible storage of flammable and combustible liquids can cause a garage to be considered a hazardous space. This is the reason why you should contact a local contractor to help you in insulating this space.

During the last years, the garage has become an important extension of the house. More and more people remodel their garage giving it a new purpose, for example transforming it into a home office, a workshop, a music studio and even adding a new room on top of it. If you are the type that needs to have a workshop in his garage and you also want to park your car inside it you definitely have to install a G-floor.

This type of flooring keeps your garage looking new whatever activities you choose to do inside and also does a great job in hiding cracks and stains while protecting the floor from oil, battery acid, grease, brake fluids, salt, antifreeze, mud or other dirt that finds its way into the garage. If you are living in a colder climate , you definitely know what a mess winter snow and salt make in your garage, this floor is easy to clean , you just have to hose it off.

If you are thinking of remodeling your garage, you must consider the option of installing a G-floor for several reasons: the coin-pattern flooring is easy to install, rather cheap, durable and gives a great look to your workshop-garage.


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