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    Dec 8, 2007, 12:28 PM
    Keeping living room/floor above a garage warm
    Hello all. I live in a house where the living room is directly above a garage with a new insulate garage door. The living room floor is insulated. However on really cold days the air infiltration through the floor above the garage is ridiculous. What can I do to better isolate that space above the garage to keep the living room warm in the winter.
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    Dec 8, 2007, 07:29 PM
    An insulated door only? Not the floor space under the living room?
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    Dec 9, 2007, 01:26 PM
    The floor space under the living room is also insulated!
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    Dec 9, 2007, 10:46 PM
    I have a smiler situation here with a drive through garage(insulated doors at both ends) and living space above,the garage is totally insulated(solid insulation at R-7 per inch,5 inches thick=R-35)and ceiling also.

    I not only ran extra venting for the furnace to this living area, I also vent the dryer to the garage, this allows some heat to be retained in the lower area,rising to help the upper floors.

    Can you heat the garage?Maybe a little heat out there will help.

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    Dec 10, 2007, 05:29 AM
    I doubt you have r 30 in the floors in the living room, having that would help a lot, but aside from removing sheetrock to fix it or even tell what thickness you have it would be easier to buy a small heater for that one room. You could also use a heated floor mat under the carpet or whatever you have up stairs
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