Polyurethane vs EPS Garage Door Insulation: Which Is Right for Australian Homes?

Polyurethane vs EPS foil-backed garage door insulation comparison for Australian homes

When researching garage door insulation in Australia, you will inevitably encounter two dominant materials: Polyurethane (PUR) and Expanded Polystyrene (EPS). Both are rigid foam plastics, both offer significant thermal resistance, and both are used extensively in the building industry.However, a garage door is not a static wall. It is a large, moving, mechanical structure exposed […]

Failed Reflective Foil Insulation: A Common Mistake We See Across Australia

Failed reflective foil garage door insulation compared to ThermaDoor properly insulated sectional door, Australia

Every week, we get the same call. It’s from a frustrated homeowner who tried to solve a problem. Their garage is an unbearably hot in summer and freezing cold in winter. They paid for what they thought was effective reflective garage door insulation, glued directly to their sectional or tilt door, and after all that, […]

Wall Insulation Is Not Garage Door Insulation: Why Weight, Movement and Design Matter

Diagram showing why wall insulation is not suitable for garage door insulation, highlighting movement, air gap and metal panel differences

Insulation is often treated as interchangeable.If a product works in a wall, floor or ceiling, it’s often assumed it will work just as well on a garage door. That assumption is where most garage door insulation problems begin. In reality, wall insulation is not garage door insulation.Garage doors are moving, weight-sensitive mechanical systems, and insulation […]

Why ThermaDoor Premium is the #1 Garage Door Insulation in Australia

Peter Hinton installing ThermaDoor® Premium garage door insulation and perimeter seals, performing professional spring adjustment as part of a compliant AS 3999 and AS/NZS 4505 installation. Australian-made, dual-season R-value verified insulation panels (R1.43 winter / R1.39 summer).

Most Australian homeowners think about insulating their walls, ceilings, and windows. But few realise that their garage door has an R-value of zero (R0.0) – meaning it provides no resistance to heat or cold transfer. With garage doors often making up to a third of a home’s façade, leaving this gap uninsulated is like leaving […]

Why ThermaDoor® Premium is Laminated, Not Glued | Australian Made Garage Door Insulation

"ThermaDoor Premium laminated garage door insulation R1.43 R1.39 – Australian made and tested"

 ThermaDoor Premium garage door insulation panels are proudly Australian made and laminated for strength, durability, and compliance. Established in 2012, ThermaDoor Premium is Australia’s original and still THE ONLY PURPOSE MADE garage door insulation on the market today. Others have tried to follow in our footsteps. But there is a vast difference in quality between […]

Why ‘Premium’ Garage Door Insulation Should Be a Benchmark, Not Just Marketing

Close up of insulated garage door panels highlighting ThermaDoor Premium as the true benchmark in insulation

Lately, almost every company selling products as garage door insulation in Australia has started marketing their products as premium. But when every product is called premium, the word loses its meaning. In reality “premium” should not be just a label, it should describe a product that is superior in design, tested to Australian Standards, built […]

Graphite Garage Door Insulation: A DIY Kit That Does the Job (Honestly)

More and more Aussie homeowners are rolling up their sleeves and insulating their garage doors themselves. Enter ThermaDoor’s plain graphite carbon garage door insulation kits. It’s a great weekend project that can help reduce heat and cold entering your garage through your garage door and improve overall comfort – especially if you’re using the garage […]

Why Open Cell Insulation in Garage Doors Is Not Recommended (Australia’s Expert Guide)

During the research and development phase of ThermaDoor Premium garage door insulation, we tested every core material we could identify, including open cell insulation products in garage doors. Here’s what we discovered, and why ThermaDoor Premium still relies on a closed cell, water resistant core over a decade later. Table of Contents What Counts as […]

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