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Old 06-16-2021, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by vintageogauge View Post
I don't see the advantage of having a screed overhead garage door unless you would be in the garage in the evening with lights on that would attract mosquitos, etc. I have my door open a lot during the day and there are rarely any flying insects out there.
Keeping your garage door open without a screen only invites unwanted company, ie, mice, rabbits, snakes, etc. (A neighbor found a dead rabbit in her garage). While the screen door might seem futile for keeping heat out, you would be correct. However, it doesn’t get hotter than the outside temp. Keeping the garage door closed can make the temperature in the garage unbearable. Once the hot sun hits my garage door area in the afternoon I lower the garage door half way with the screen remaining closed. I never keep the attic door open and have a radiant barrier in mine.