Bedroom Over Garage Always Cold

The main bedroom in my house is above the garage.

Bedroom over garage always cold.

And then covering that with reflective insulation held with aluminum tape. Rooms over the garage that are used as a regular living space such as a family room or bedroom need as many heat and air registers as other similar size rooms in the house. The other rooms in the house not above this garage are fine. The best location for bedrooms is always over a living space such as a living room or dining room.

Unlike the other rooms in your house which share most of their walls with adjoining rooms the walls of the room above your garage are exposed to the outside and are usually under insulated in either the floors. In fact rooms that are located over garages are notoriously difficult to heat in the winter and cool in the summer. And in homes with attic knee walls i e. I can and do make mistakes so always check official information sources before relying on my posts.

I have this product on my garage door already and it helped the temperature in the garage we tell peggy to inspect her attic and make sure there s enough insulation to keep hot air out. A lot of bedrooms over garages have both of these problems. When you walk on the floor the floor is cold. Builders rarely insulate the floor above a garage.

Cold bedroom above garage. If so the cold air in your garage is likely rising through the floor. Your attic is on the other side of the bedroom wall inadequate thermal treatment and air leaks can wreak serious havoc on comfort. A garage has cars which are essentially large hunks of metal that represent movement and motion.

We ve just moved into your new house but realised that the room above the garage is very cold and unuseable. Also a ventilation system inside the garage would help keep the heat from rising into the bedroom. I was thinking of gluing and screwing in styrofoam insulation 1 inch thick on the ceiling of the garage. The walls are cavity wool insulated and the above the ceiling i have 100mm of insulation overlaid by chipboard as a.

Listen above for the segment. It s double trouble for temperature control. This is a common problem as most people have unheated garages. Hi i have a room above a garage and it is cold.

13 february 2018 at 9 52pm. Insulating a room above a garage that is always cold. The underlay is a good thickness and the carpet is 80 wool hessian backed.