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Originally Posted by Mustagotlost
Ok so this is information over load. My issue is the garage gets very warm. Would it be best to put a screen garage door and leave my ridge vents alone?
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You're not going to get the garage temp cooler than the outside air, but it will be about the same temp with a screen and since it's in the shade, it will fill a lot better. If you really want to help it along, if you have installed attic steps, pull the door down about 6" and prop a small box to hold it open. You'll feel a good breeze. The negative is if there is a fire in the garage, it's going to spread to the main house very quickly. Also on a masonry home, the real worry for termites is the wooden trusses in you attic, by making it cooler terminates might enter. Termites won't live in temps above 120.
I have just a horizontal screen because it's half the price, and when I go in and out, I just slide one 3' section and close it back. I got the screen the first month I was in the home just after hearing a neighbor found a rattlesnake in his garage, but other benefits are well worth it, especially if your washer & dryer are in the garage like ours. It also makes the garage more attractive when the door is open, you only see a white screen, and it's a small bit of protection, but no one should accidently walk through a locked screen.
