Seasonal desert summer heat is back! Garage door insulation can foot the cooling bill!

Ancient desert dwelling societies understood the importance of keeping their dwellings cold, and the secret they used was surprisingly, insulation! However, instead of utilizing densely packed sand and dirt of underground dwellings to keep the cold air inside, modern local residents of the broader Coachella desert valley understand that the trick is to 'trap' the cold AC air by insulating all exterior walls. The problem? A lot of people, even locals forget that their garage door is huge steel wall, and steel (unless insulated) is in the upper-middle tier of heat conductivity. If left untreated that unregulated heat will strain your air conditioning systems, create a hot uninhabitable garage, and in the desert heat that means sometimes a very literal headache!

A critical point to consider is that insulating your garage door isn't a simple DIY project. Fundamentally, a garage door is a massive segmented moving wall. There are important bevels and architecture in place to allow the panels to link together into a solid mass. Unless filled with custom-fitted pieces of insulation, these numerous interlocking segments will create breaches in your insulation that conduct the hot air inside. It is also important to consider the different types of insulation available, an educated overview of the basic types of insulation on-market and a glimpse into the 'R Value' effectiveness scale is available here in our website's buyer's guide: "https://www.harveysgaragedoorrepair.com/garage-door-install-repair-service" For the sake of brevity, the best and most reliable choice is the colloquially (and affectionately) dubbed 'Steelback', roughly 10 to 18 on the 'R Value' scale, which utilizes layered construction to ensure the cold stays inside, and the heat stays outside.

The infamous name 'steelback' also gets its 'oomph' however, from the fact that it is incredibly heavy to lift (easily upwards of 220 pounds in the case of a two-car garage). Naturally that weight doesn't just effect how people handle the garage door, but also the systems in place to support it. You'll need strong springs, and proper safety systems such as sensors are in place to keep that weight under safe (non crushing) management. Therefore it is always best practice to hire a team of professionals. If you're a longtime resident looking to save money on yearly air conditioning bills, or just want to reclaim your hot stuffy garage from the desert heat, we've got you covered. Harvey's Garage Door has been locally installing garage doors in the desert valley and its broader cities such as Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and elsewhere since the 1970s. We're old school, and if our years of digital and proudly displayed letters of recommendation, we'll get the job done right. Call us at (760) 636-6174 for a free on-site estimate, no charges or hidden fees, we're confident to share our tips and information freely because we provide a necessary difficult service. If you're in the market for a garage door, it means you likely need that service, and if not our professional and polite technicians would be happy just to make a good impression!