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Old 05-06-2018, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by SSLance View Post
My garage doors are insulated and they actually do very well at keeping the heat out (and also pretty well at keeping the heat off the cars inside). The doors are constantly about 2 degrees cooler than the insulated walls right beside them, probably attributed to the outside color of the doors being a bit lighter than the base color of the house.

Don, I did exactly that when we got home last night... It's fighting a loosing battle in the late afternoon though as leaving the doors open lets the sun blast right into the garage.
Yep, our doors face east. They are insulated. I find the garage (which is insulated) stays a little cooler than outside ambient during the day because the insulation between the cooled house and garage is not perfect.

Our house came with cool decking on the roof and power attic ventilators. I was skeptical but the attic stays cooler than any other house I have owned. The roof is dark gray.

Don
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