Bedroom Over Garage Cold

Builders rarely insulate the floor above a garage.

Bedroom over garage cold.

If so insulation air sealing and fire rated dry wall are key. Question if i screwed and taped 2 foil faced poly iso sheets to the garage ceiling would that be enough of a thermal break to make it any warmer the builder put a thermostat in the room that covers it and 2 other bedrooms so if its cold in that room and if guests stay over and crank up the heat the other two bdr are too hot. 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. Does your garage share a wall with an interior room.

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 cold room bedroom office or any other space over the car garage is one of the most commonly encountered issues that homeowners face. Listen above for the segment. These are the factors i can come up with.

Remove the existing hardwood floorboards before we carpet or b. It s double trouble for temperature control. A lot of bedrooms over garages have both of these problems. Just carpet over it.

Your attic is on the other side of the bedroom wall inadequate thermal treatment and air leaks can wreak serious havoc on comfort. And in homes with attic knee walls i e. In fact rooms that are located over garages are notoriously difficult to heat in the winter and cool in the summer. Also a ventilation system inside the garage would help keep the heat from rising into the bedroom.

Additional height the hardwood floorboards are around 1 inch.