The garage door on an attached garage is often seen as a weak link in the thermal envelope on a home and for good reason.
Walls behind garage doors.
A false wall may be as simple as fabric attached to a frame or more complex like drywall attached to a frame.
With respect to the gaps between the side wall and garage door they need a combination approach for a better sealing.
If the garage door was placed at the end of your driveway consider replacing the driveway with landscaping.
Leaving the asphalt or concrete driveway leading into the new wall is a sure sign that it was created from a garage door opening.
In most homes the garage door opens several times a day exposing most of an entire wall to outdoor air.
As you contemplate the design of your garage conversion ask yourself.
Especially garage door due to its large surface is the major factor in the total loss of your household heat.
Other homeowners replace the garage door with a solid or windowed wall or with a compromise solution such as french doors.
Because of this the builder s may.
How to finish drywall around garage doors.
The interior walls of a garage often take a low priority when a home is built because the garage is not a living area.