Be sure to count the spaces above doors and windows.
Insulating garage roof.
When a previously insulated room above the garage exists before the conversion then roof insulation will not be an issue and you will not have to add extra insulation to the garage ceiling.
Regulate your garage s temperature all year by installing insulation.
The space created above the garage would also have to be fully insulated in a similar fashion to the garage.
In either case you will need to follow the general steps below to insulate your garage roof.
The regulating temperature has positive effects on your cooling and heating costs.
I wrote a big article discussing whether you should insulate your garage.
The task of insulating a garage roof is not hard to complete if you follow a few tips and hints.
So before insulating go around the garage with a can of low expanding spray foam and seal all gaps and cracks that let in the daylight.
You can insulate the walls ceiling and door of the garage to the highest r value possible but if you fail to fill those air gaps you ll still be wasting a lot of heat.
If your garage is attached to your house you will notice a big difference in your home s temperature as well.
If you have a flat garage roof and an attic above you can install the garage insulation from below using a standard ladder.
However if you have a cathedral style garage roof you will need a scaffolding to get into the upper areas of the roof.