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Temporary Use of Garage as Guest Room

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Date: 04/21/2000 Topic: Readers Request > Interior Design  
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Does anybody have any thrifty ideas for changing a garage temporarily into a guest bedroom? It's not that cold where we live and basically all the heat we lose would be through the garage door. Does anyone know of any way to insulate the garage door and still allow it to open if needed?

Thanks, Tammy - Tillamook, OR
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Post by ThriftyFun (3836) | (12/06/2004)
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Hello Jose,
We added this as a new request:

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Post By jose zapata (Guest Post) (12/06/2004)
deciding what types of heaters to use during the winter season.plus what to use for a divider for half of use of the garage. also have very cold cement floor


Post by admin2 (353) | (11/30/2000)
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To insulate a steel garage door, buy the rolls of insulation at your local home store. Unroll and cut to fit across the length of the door placing the paper side towards you. The insulation will fit into the "grooves" on the back (or inside) of the steel door. My dad did this and put wire across the insulation every so often to hold it in. His door still opens because the insulation is approximately the same width as the inside section of the door once the wire is put in. You could probably also use twine or string in place of the wire.

Susan - Texas


Post by admin2 (353) | (11/30/2000)
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A cheap suggestion for insulation the garage door would be to put up a curtain rod or string across in front of it, (of course allowing for working room) and then put up some heavy curtains (drapes) or even quilts/ bedspreads etc. This will block off the door insulating the room but will also allow for privacy when the door is open.

Fiona


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