Perhaps, in all regions of our vast country garage - a bit more than just a place for the machine. First of all, a man's land, then - cellar (conservation or vegetables from the garden is often stored in the basement), storage room, workshop and only in the last shelter for cars. Therefore, the insulation of the walls of the garage - a very important and necessary event.
Why should insulate the walls?
The car is always in the garage, and his state of "health" depends on the conditions of the "residence". And if in the warm seasons in the room temperature quite tolerable, the winter makes the host jittery.
Important! For a good condition of the vehicle, the temperature inside the garage is considered not acceptable below 5 Celsius. Then the body of the car will not be so actively exposed to corrosive processes, and to have a car in the winter, after an overnight stay is not difficult.
Why not bring the temperature in the garage to the higher limits? It has at least two reasons:
- Additional and unnecessary costs for equipment that may produce heat.
- When winter temperature difference on the street and in the garage, such difference will adversely affect the "health" of the machine.
And so, on reflection of this situation, each owner comes to the conclusion that just need to insulate the walls of the garage.
Where to begin?
Thermal insulation of buildings - today, it is quite feasible idea, the benefit of the market is not only services for the implementation of such works, but also a variety of materials designed these goals.
Thermal insulation of walls, in practice can be made as from the inside and from the outside thereof. All the difference will be in the materials used and the effectiveness of the results.
For example, if warm garage wall, which is made of a rigid material (either iron, cement block, bricks) inside, under the influence of low temperatures and wind loads, it will rapidly cool and give the cold inside premises. Yes, perhaps there will be a draft, but warmer and drier in the garage will not. Yield arises one: should hold wall insulation not only inside but also outside of the garage.
"Coat" for the garage
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It is the "coat", created from the insulating materials, if used properly, will not weather the elements subjected to the destruction of the walls of the garage and keep the heat at the desired temperature indoors level.
Important! It is also worth to remember such a thing as the dew point. If we restrict ourselves only to the inside insulation, condensation and moisture stains on the walls are provided.
To finish on the outside, you can use:
- mineral wool;
- Styrofoam;
- extruded polystyrene;
- PVC;
- polyurethane;
- mastic polyurethane foam;
- roofing;
- polyethylene.
The last two in the finishing wall material used infrequently due to their high thermal conductivity.
Styrofoam
One of the inexpensive and readily available heaters. His most often used owners of garages for everything. Commercially available in the form of sheets of different formats and up to 50 mm thick. Its popularity is due not only to an affordable price, but also good performance. The material is water, retains the heat is easy to work and surface finishing. a density of 33- 150 kg. / M³, thermal conductivity of 0.031 - 0.05 W / m, water vapor permeability of 0.13 - 0.05 units. A good option for the garage, regardless of its design.
extruded polystyrene
This dense foam made using more advanced manufacturing processes. It has a difference for the better from his "older brother". The density is 45 kg / m3, The thermal conductivity of 0, 036 W / mxa vapor permeability of 0.013 mxhxPa. Its price is a little bit more, but it pays the best working properties. The same format is available in sheets of various sizes.
Mineral wool
Neorganichno sufficiently profitable, silnovoloknisty material used for the insulating walls. Mineral wool is manufactured in several forms, a difference in composition fibers produced in rolls or sheets up to 50 mm thick. Such a material is subdivided into glass wool, stone and slag.
First manufactured in rolls, usually yellow, is used in constructions not subject to heavy loads. The performance characteristics are poor, after wetting comes into complete disrepair. This insulation is increasingly being used for the walls inside the garage. But on top, it is still carried out finishing, for example, plastic or chipboard.
Stone wool is produced in the form of plates, it has a different density depending on its purpose, suitable for further decorative works carried out over the surface. The density of 50 - 200 kg / m3, Thermal conductivity 0.48 - 0.070 Wmxa vapor permeability of 0.49 - 0.60 mxhxPa.
Polyurethane foam
This is the same foam. It is used in the automotive industry for filling seats. As the insulation is only suitable indoors. Top finished with plastic or wooden panels. For decorative plasters, this material is absolutely unsuitable.
liquid insulation
Funds provided by the photo, garage owners use infrequently. Although their use is not difficult, but the cost is not everyone can afford.
There are two types of such materials:
- Thermal insulation paint;
- Liquid foam.
Both species are quite expensive. Use them more often while sealing of various compounds, joints, handling the corners of buildings. They also work well as a waterproofing material in contact with all the finishing mixtures. Good grip allows you to use these compounds on all surfaces: brick, concrete block, board, metal, clay.
Which of these materials are optimally suited for thermal insulation of walls of the garage, it's up to the owner. The main question here is, of course, the price + quality. And if you plan to do everything on their own, will have to think seriously about the expected result and their financial capabilities.
Many for work on warming the walls of the garage, turn to specialized companies hire a team of masters. They acquire their own material and perform all work. But these services will have to pay and put "a round" sum. Therefore, those men who goes well any work is not difficult itself to acquire the necessary material and insulate the walls of his own garage.
Whether it is necessary to insulate the garage door?
Besides walls, there are still in the garage and the gate through which the cold season, and there is a large part of the heat loss. Given the modest size of most rooms, gates made full-width construction. In the first place, it is advisable to do the door, single.
It will let fall into the garage without opening the gate fully. It warns that rapid cooling of the room. The gate can be clad board, but leave the gap being filled up with foam plastic or liquid foam. In more severe climate screen can be insulated inside of a dense material which will prevent penetration of cold air into the room.
Stages of work
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The process itself is largely dependent on the material selected and the master craftsmanship. But before you get started, you should be prepared.
Preliminary work:
- Perform a measurement of the walls of the garage, and to calculate the available space to be coated heater (if there is a partition, it is not considered).
- Select and purchase heating material.
- Prepare the tool to work.
If used as a heater or extruded polystyrene foam (Penoplex), and will be used for fixing construction adhesive, then it is necessary to prepare the wall for pasting. For this, the surface must be cleaned of old paint, plaster, cement the cracks and potholes. To improve the adhesion of the wall need to be primed.
When installing insulating plates must adhesive applied evenly across the surface of the sheet. The material is installed in a staggered manner.
Important! Begin laying on the ground, pre-mounted on the wall directly below the rail as a "lighthouse" to a heater located exactly.
Another method involves the installation of sheets mounted to the wall using special anchors. Further decoration of the insulation plasters performed regardless of its method of fixing.
If you decide to insulate the walls of the garage using the mineral wool, its hardware will also depend on the density. Less thick insulating material is inserted into the manufactured wooden or metal frame and the top is decorated siding. Thicker wool can also be glued to the wall and processed in the future plaster.
To operate such tools required:
- a knife for cutting the insulation;
- screwdriver;
- special self-tapping screws or anchors for fixing insulation;
- Metal scissors if you have to install aluminum frame;
- I saw the basics of wood installation.
For everything you need to make the garage just a little effort and invest your time. But it will be spared much of the money gained important experience and the background of their neighbors so the owner will look professional. A car will thank for their care, superb performance.
