Those annoying drafts, uncomfortable rooms, and higher-than-you-care-for monthly energy bills have caused you to look into upgrading yourexterior wall insulation。
However, you’re not quite sure if you should insulate the wall between the garage and the house. When considering all the exterior walls, how important is re-insulating this one wall with注射泡沫绝缘?
As a foam insulation contractor for more than 17 years, we frequently encounter this situation at RetroFoam of Michigan. If you find yourself in this same scenario, here are a few things to consider to help you make this decision.
Why Wouldn’t a Homeowner Want to Re-Insulate the Wall Between the Garage and House?
Injection foam is great to seal up all the gaps in existing wallswithout the need for a long and messy remodel.
This provides anair sealthat improves the comfort and energy efficiency of homes with outdated insulation.
There are typically a few common reasons why a homeowner would only want to insulate three of the four exterior walls, leaving the common wall off of their scope of work.
Obviously, the cost is a factor. Insulating three walls is less than four, so some homeowners who want to cut costs will opt out of the insulating this one wall.
With drywall up on this wall, as required by code, the crew would need todrill holes between each stud cavity to inject the foam。即使安装人员可以清理任何混乱并做一个粗糙的补丁，如果需要，房主也需要提供最终的饰面并重新粉刷墙壁。即使这没什么大不了的，这笔额外的工作和费用有时会拒之门外。
最后，许多房主看不到车库和房屋之间的墙壁是重新融合的重要意义。他们不像房屋的其他墙壁那样认为这条普通的墙壁是外墙，因为它受到其他车库墙壁的保护。
归根结底，房主不会在工作范围内包括这堵墙，因为他或她看不到隔离的价值。
The Importance of Insulating the House and Garage Common Wall
What most homeowners don’t realize is that this wall is just as important as any other exterior wall, and can have a negative impact on the project’s effectiveness if it is not re-insulated with the other exterior walls.
Now for some explanation.
当您还是个孩子的时候，为什么您的父母告诉您关闭前门？我想这可能是这样的：
“You’re letting all the heat out,” or“You’re letting the cold air come in,” or even“You’re letting the bugs in.”
In the same way, if the wall between the house and garage isn’t insulated properly, the entire envelope of the home won’t be sealed up. This means the rooms adjacent to the garage will experience air loss and drafts -- one of the main reasons you wanted to re-insulate the walls in the first place.
Think aboutyour home like the expensive cooler您可能会和您一起露营。该冷却器的墙壁厚，底部厚，盖子厚。这些冷却器还充满了闭孔泡沫。由于泡沫产生的空气密封，冷却器中的所有东西都保持不错而寒冷。
当你隔离所有的外墙,甚至garage common wall, you are now sealing the entirebuilding envelope并在房屋内部和外部建立空气屏障。这有助于使温度保持一致和舒适。
Another thing to consider is if you leave the garage door open all the time.
If you leave that large door open, all of the outside air is now in that space. If the common wall isn't insulated, that outdoor air now has direct access to your home.
Additional Benefits of Insulating the Internal Garage Wall
除了看到更新外墙隔热材料所节省的最大舒适度和节能外，还带来了一些其他好处，这些好处是绝缘房屋和车库之间的墙壁。
Reduce Noise in From the Garage
Sometimes you just want to work on something in the garage and it can sometimes get a little noisy when running the air compressor or using the saw.
An additional benefit of注射泡沫绝缘是能够抑制声音的能力。It不会完全隔音所有噪音in the garage, but will definitely help to reduce it, something your family will be happy about.
Keep Emissions Out
Even though you aren’t running the car in the garage with the door down, there is probably still times when there are some sort of emissions in your garage.
After insulating this wall with foam you will have peace of mind that any sort of emissions or allergens that could previously pass through the fiberglass of the unfinished wall will now be blocked from entering your home.
不再有水分问题
Since your garage is probably way hotter or colder than the inside of your home depending on the time of year, there is the possibility for moisture to form in the walls with fiberglass due to the meeting of the hot and cold.
由于墙壁上的泡沫绝缘材料，水分不再是关注点，因为仅玻璃纤维绝缘。
普通车库墙对于您房屋的舒适和能源效率至关重要
If you want to see all the benefits of comfort and energy savings that you are looking for, it is critical to make sure the building envelope is completely sealed.
Remember, your parents said it first.
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