Garage update...

In between the major snowfalls, we have been successfully finishing the interior of garages. To date we have completed 8 garage projects, 4 of them with heaters and 1 of them with some nice shelving.

Here we have installed a unit heater, which is critical to a quick project, as paint and mud dries much quicker in temperatures above freezing.

Elton and Hedi are installing the final bit of insulation and will be completing the gyproc portion of this project shortly.

This project had a special requirement for insulation, as the bonus room above the garage had walls exposed to the cold attic space above the garage. We can't put insulation batts here as there would be an amazing amount of redundant framing required in a really tight space, so we contacted Tiger-Foam and purchased a DIY kit of insulating spray foam. The product comes in 200 sqft and 600 sqft application packages and includes all the necessary hoses, spray nozzles and instructions required to provide a proper finish. The foam is rated at R-7 insulating factor per inch of finished thickness, and we were able to put on 2 inches and provide a factor of R-14, equivalent to a 2x4 insulated wall. Success.

The foam, the heater and the finished garage will help keep not only the vehicles warm, but will allow this family to enjoy their bonus room more, as the chief complaint was that this room above the garage was consistently 5-7 deg c colder than the rest of the house.