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Spray Foam Attic Above Garage
Posted on 8/30/26 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 8/30/26 at 8:42 pm
My attic above the garage gets hot as hell making the garage ridiculously hot. I was thinking of applying spray foam inside the roof of the attic to help with this. I do not know much about this, other than from some YouTube videos. What do I need to know about this? Open or closed cell? Etc
Thank you
Thank you
Posted on 8/31/26 at 1:35 am to wryder1
Sounds just some blown in loose-fill over garage would what you want at a much cheaper price point....Assuming you don't have a bunch of shite stored up there.
Posted on 8/31/26 at 6:58 am to wryder1
I put down flooring in half the space already. I’m not pulling that up unless there is a way around that?
Posted on 8/31/26 at 7:06 am to wryder1
You could do it without pulling it all up. Or pay somebody to pull up the necessary flooring and take a trip with the money not spent.
Posted on 8/31/26 at 9:29 pm to wryder1
I think open cell is used in that situation so when your roof leaks, it can leak through the foam too.
Posted on 9/1/26 at 2:44 pm to wryder1
You sure it’s not the garage doors causing the heating? Uninsulated metal doors can turn a garage into an oven.
Posted on 9/1/26 at 3:34 pm to WestSideTiger
I used a garage door insulation kit that helped (my garage faced West), although I didn't measure how much. It was cheap enough that even dropping a degree or two made it a non issue.
For the attic directly underneath the roof decking, isn't that what radiant barrier is for? It's been the default in every house I've bought in TX built after about 2009 or so.

For the attic directly underneath the roof decking, isn't that what radiant barrier is for? It's been the default in every house I've bought in TX built after about 2009 or so.

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