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Benefits of a Well-Insulated Garage, Why it Will Pay Dividends in the Long Run and Tips on How to Do it Yourself

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Published: Friday, 23 February 2018 17:54

Written by Big Mike Parks

When most folks think about adding insulation to their home they think about rolling out thick layers of foil-backed insulation in the attic or even upgrading the insulation in their exterior walls. Some will look to new double or triple pane windows to help keep precious heat inside the home where it belongs. While these are definitely good ideas there’s another part of the house that should never be overlooked when it comes to insulation efforts: the garage. In this article we will discuss the many benefits and then move into tips on how to do it.

The Return of High Energy Prices and other Reasons to Insulate the Garage

Non-Insulated - R0

Polystyrene - R10

Polyurethane - R17

It wasn’t too many months ago that oil was hovering around $30 per barrel. Today however, it’s back above $50 and the cost of heating your home has risen in lock-step. The best way to prevent rising energy prices from overwhelming your budget is to make sure heat is not escaping needlessly into the atmosphere through poorly insulated walls, including those in the garage. Below we’re going to look at some of the many benefits of having a well-insulated garage including, of course, those lower energy bills.

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Not Sure About Building a Garage - Here's 6 Reasons Why You Should

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Published: Monday, 19 February 2018 12:48

Written by Big Mike Parks

There are a lot of homes in greater Denver that don’t have garages. If yours is one of them you know how hard it can be on your car to have to leave it outside, exposed to the weather year round. You also know the feeling of never really having enough storage space around the house. Still, you may have considered building a garage in the past but ultimately rejected the idea. Maybe you heard someone got ripped off by a contractor or someone else ran afoul of the building inspector. Or maybe you just never built it because you were just never sure it was a good idea. Well, we’re here to tell you it’s an idea that makes good sense on a whole bunch of levels.

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Answering Some of the Most Common Questions and Issues People Have About Garage Door Openers

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Published: Friday, 09 February 2018 18:22

Written by Big Mike Parks

Garage door openers have been a fixture of modern life for decades now. They’ve become so much a part of the cultural/domestic landscape that most folks tend to take them for granted. That is, until it comes time to either purchase one or call for garage door service in Northglenn. We get a lot of questions from homeowners concerning garage door openers and it’s understandable. Because even though the basic concept of the automatic garage door has remained pretty much the same since they were first introduced the details have changed in a big way: to the point where you can now operate your garage door or check on the state of your garage door springs in Broomfield from your beach chair in Thailand.

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