This foam board insulation is the rigid pink or blue panels that can be found at home centers in many different thicknesses.
Insulating garage walls with foam board.
It provides an r value of 4 per inch of thickness and is the cheapest type of foam board insulation.
Rigid foam board sizes.
Although foam board insulation can be used in almost any part of a home this material is particularly well suited for a garage space where exposed walls and ceilings need insulation with ease of installation.
You can buy large quantities that work great for attics or a small can of spray foam that work great at sealing the flow of air around windows or doors.
This type of insulation is available in different forms.
Smaller and more manageable 2 foot by 8 foot and 4 foot by 4 foot sheets can sometimes be purchased as well.
The most obvious reason for installing rigid board insulation in your garage is the heating and cooling efficiency gained by using it.
Rigid foam board insulation comes in up to 4 foot by 8 foot sheets to help you rapidly cover expansive walls.
So before insulating go around the garage with a can of low expanding spray foam and seal all gaps and cracks that let in the daylight.
4 insulating foam sealant.
Eps is used under roofing over foundation walls and beneath siding.
You can insulate the walls ceiling and door of the garage to the highest r value possible but if you fail to fill those air gaps you ll still be wasting a lot of heat.