Chris from renovation semi pros explains the insulation cosiderations for a converting an attic space over the garage to conditioned finished space.
How to insulate garage ceiling under finished bonus room.
Sealing the garage will give the insulation time to start working.
My initial assumption was that the heat was coming from the attic.
Use fibreglass cellulose foam board or closed cell spray foam if it were my garage i d go with spray foam.
Step five seal garage.
Leave it for two or three days and it should feel noticeably warmer the next time you go in.
But if the garage is heated you should definitely insulate.
An open stairwell leads from the first floor has a door at the first floor level to the room over the garage.
The best way to insulate the finished room over the garage is going to be just like any other room in your house insulate the exterior walls the ceiling or attic and the floor.
The unfinished room has plywood flooring and batt insulation separating it from the garage.
I m a computer guy by trade so am building skills challenged.
Spray foaming the exterior walls use traditional blown in insulation and wrap the exterior of the walls with foil backed foam board install traditional fiberglass batts.
Fix these by stapling the layers into place around the perimeter of your new ceiling.
Once you have finished the job lock the garage.
The home we purchased three years ago has a finished bonus room over garage 22x25 that gets really hot during spring summer and fall.
The options you have for the room in general are fiberglass batts blown in cellulose blown in cellulose injection foam and spray foam.
This is due to uncond.
Then cover it with drywall.
We live in a 7 year old ranch house near raleigh nc.
I can see insulation around the bonus room in the attic.
It should either deal with all those issues or have its name changed.
This diy solution would helps a homeowner solve a common problem in many homes which is cold hot floors in the rooms above the garage.