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Roller door Insulation help?
Hi All
Not sure if I’m going over the top with this but in our workshop/fitting bay we obviously have a large roller door, it’s very cold and is probably the main cause of heat loss. Was wondering if there was anything available to help keep the heat in like a large curtain etc, googled a bit but didn’t find anything so thought I would ask as I’m sure others have the same scenario in there vehicle bays?
Cheers
Warren
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not sure about the doors Warren but we made up a soil pipe that went to the ceiling and inserted a fan at the bottom to suck all the hot air back down, might help you a little
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That’s the issue with roller shutters. Good idea with maybe a insulated cover to hang on the inside. We had a issue with the shutter not sealing well at the bottom, so we bought rubber shutter strips for the bottom and for the sides and top we put up brush strips which helped keep temperature up as it does get chilly hehe.
Tas
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Similar to Chris’s suggestion – at my last unit we had a very high ceiling – consequently all the heat made its way to the top while at ground level it remained cold. A few ordinary desk fans placed up high and pointing downwards helped to circulate the warm air.
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Great idea about the fans thanks, our ceiling is high and it does get very warm at the top and stays cool on the ground, we just wrapped a van roof and when on the roof it was warm, jump down and was cool :lol1:
Could be a good start, trying to think of something possibly outside the door as it’s a better space, we have also put foam strips along the bottom which helps stop drafts and dirt blowing in but it’s the metal door that is so cold.
Thanks anyway, off to get some fans lol 😉
Warren
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I did go to somewhere in the last week (for the life of me I can’t now recall) which had some kind of insulation fitted to the inside of the roller door, it was almost like a thin (10-15mm) layer of foam or neoplrene with a plasticised surface, I was just talking about it with my neighbouring unit owner.
I don’t know if it can be retro fitted though, it would obviously add a lot of thickness on a 10ft high door when rolled ups and we weren’t convinced that out roller frames had the space to accomodate this.
I need to sort some heating in here too, seriously considering a false ceiling of some kind to help insulate us from the roof, it used to warm up when the sun was on the asbestos type roof but since the landlord put solar panels all over the entire thing, you can imagine how well that works.. costing a fortune to keep even my 8x3m insulated office at a sensible temp!
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Warren
search garage curtain fits inside the roller shutter its just a pvc curtain but if you fit it correctly with a pelmet over the sliding gear be a runner or pole & attach the sides it will help keeping drafts down etc. Also ideal in the summer to have door open as keeps dirt etc from blowing in. You can get solid or strip curtainsKev
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Thanks Guys, looking in to options now and if I find out any info I’ll let you all know.
Cheers
Warren
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From a hard lesson learnt…several times before I figured out why…
The polythene strips whilst very good at keeping in the heat are dirt magnets.
Don’t drive brand new, showroom fresh cars THROUGH them…they’ll get scratched to buggery!
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quote DavidRogers:From a hard lesson learnt…several times before I figured out why…
The polythene strips whilst very good at keeping in the heat are dirt magnets.
Don’t drive brand new, showroom fresh cars THROUGH them…they’ll get scratched to buggery!
Very good point thanks David 😉
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Is a good point with the strips i had curtains that our a local sail maker made for me, use to hem our banners as well
Kev
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