Garages in most Australian homes are no longer just spaces for storing vehicles and other miscellaneous household items. The humble garage is now a functional, multi-use living space, which could house – among others – a gym, a home office, a man cave, a workshop, an indoor golf practice facility, a rumpus room, or a spare bedroom. Garages can also make room for billiard tables and pool tables, washing machines, second refrigerators, freezers, and homebrew kits.
As the character of garage spaces changes, so does the amount of time we spend in them. It is no longer acceptable for our garages to be so susceptible to Australia’s climatic extremes where the space can go from steaming in summer to freezing in winter. Like the rest of the home, the garage is now a functional space, so it needs to be suitably insulated just like the other functional areas in our homes.
EPS for garage door insulation
One of the many enviable qualities that make Foamex’s Styroboard expanded polystyrene (EPS) an excellent and highly versatile product for the building and construction industry is its insulation characteristics. Combined with its lightweight yet durable nature and the fact that it is more energy efficient and environmentally conscious than traditional building methods, it is easy to see why EPS has become a widely used, sustainable alternative in the building and construction industry.
With these inherent qualities and the fact that it is cost-efficient and can be cut to suit specific shapes and sizes for various applications, Styroboard EPS can be used to cost-effectively insulate garages by applying it to the inner side of garage roller doors.
StyroSheet expanded polystyrene sheets, which are available in a range of thicknesses from 10mm to 600mm, can also help to insulate your garage from street noise and other external noise, which could otherwise prove a distraction if your garage doubles as a home office.
DIY in time for summer
With another sizzling Aussie summer just around the corner, there’s never been a better time to consider a cost-effective way to insulate your garage before temperatures really start to soar. By insulating your garage door with StyroSheet, you will not only increase the thermal comfort of your garage, you’ll also reduce your energy bills.
To learn more about how Foamex Styroboard EPS can be used to insulate your garage door, contact your local Foamex sales office. We can supply you with all the required EPS products – cut precisely to the dimensions needed – to successfully complete this creative DIY job in time for summer.
A nationally recognised Australian leader in polystyrene production and a member of the EPSA, Foamex produces a range of foam products, including expanded polystyrene sheets and blocks, extruded polystyrene sheets, and roof, ceiling, wall, slab and underfloor insulation. We are a proudly Australian owned and operated company with branches across Australia.
