Matador EP1323054_02 SGDIK002 Garage Door Insulation Kit, X-Large, White

This product is fantastic. Thickness for my garage was just right. 1. One Amazon reviewer that made a video on this product used a jigsaw to cut the panels. That was probably the best suggestion ever. I did the same thing and made for clean cuts every time. Little residue was left on the floor from the cuts being made with the jigsaw. See pic of floor. 2. As other reviewers noted not all panels on the garage door will be the same size to cut them down to. Take your time, measure twice and cut once. Use a T-square if you have one. 3. As another Amazon reviewer noted, you may need for garage door company to come out and re-balance the doors due to the extra weight of the foam panels being added. My double door took on an extra 20lbs using this product and the single door took on an extra 10 lbs. You would never know it because of how light these panels are. Pictures below show the Double door WIP and finished, and a closeup of the double door. My only issue was the price point. Roughly $20 a panel which is steep. Very Happy, Highly recommend! UPDATE: 4/18 - I have been going to the garage on really hot days. What a difference these panels make. The panels are cool to the touch, however you can tell how hot the garage door really could be when you touch one of the "L" brackets on the inside of the garage that makes contact with the front of the garage exposed to the heat. WOW what a difference !!!

We were looking for thermal insulation going into this winter to offset the cold that conducts with aluminum overhead garage doors. The panels are 1.25” thick with vinyl facing. Once cut to the proper size they were easily snapped into place. At least with our doors, adhesion is not a factor as the panel snapped into our frames, holding them securely. The panels were easily cut to size using a box cutter on an 8’ folding table. Total time for the first 9’ door was slightly over 1 hour: accurate layout to snap in place is critical. The second door, once i had the process down, took less than 30 minutes. So far, the vinyl facing has proven to be durable and easily washable. Temperatures inside the garage now are noticeably warmer or cooler than before installation. Sound insulation has also been noticeable. I don’t recommend installation on a windy day: the little foam “ghost pebbles” that flake off during cutting will migrate with ease in a breeze!

My garage door had two different size panels, so I ended up ordering the large ("Commercial") Matador panels, and the (significantly cheaper) less wide Cellofoam panels from Home Depot...thereby giving me a comparison for this review. But first: Out of 3 boxes of this type of material, delivered as three separate orders, every one of the boxes had damage and had damaged panels...so plan accordingly! The Matadore product differed from the Cellofoam in two ways: First, it seemed to bend easier for installation (although being 3" wider as installed, some of that was probably just the extra width. Still it seemed to bend better. Secondly, the Matador product had a slightly whiter vinyl face. I used a snap-off blade knife to cut these, and as I worked I discovered that I could make VERY much cleaner cuts (which meant much less crumbling/mess!) if I made sure I had a very sharp blade, and I PULLED the blade thru the foam in several passes, rather than any "sawing" motion or even any pushing down cutting motion. After a while learning how to do it, I was getting very clean cuts!!!! Score the vinyl with the first pass, cut 1/3 to 1/2 thru on the second (the knife follows the cut vinyl very well) and finish with a third cut...ALL done by pulling the knife thru the foam! Using a temperature reading gun before finishing, I saw about a 6 degree difference between the insulated and un-insulated panels on the door, I added attic insulation above it, and the garage is now holding its' temp quite well. Installing this stuff isn't difficult, but it took me MUCH longer than they might suggest. In my case, my garage door has deep channels to the side of each panel; each of those had a long screw holding the hinges, and those had to be removed before foam could be slid in. I had to cut a small piece for that area, and then a bigger piece for the main panel area. And each panel first had to be cut to the right width. So each panel took over 10 minutes to install: Measure; cut whole panel width, cut channel piece and main piece, remove bolts, install foam pieces, re-install bolts.

This product works and was relatively easy to cut and install. That process is VERY messy; days later I'm still cleaning up tiny white nodules of plastic foam. However, that all seemed predictable and unavoidable -- you're cutting foam, after all. The garage is noticeably cooler and quieter with this insulation. We live in Florida and used to burn ourselves touching the inside of the metal garage door. Now it's the same temperature as the rest of the garage. We're enjoying the quietness, too -- blocks noise from the street.

Must have for your garage. Its helped keep temperatures even throughout winter and summer. It actually looks pretty good and fits perfectly. I used my table saw to trim them and they came out great. Cuts really clean.

Aside from one panel i have yet to install, I'm immediately happy with this product! It's 8° F today so I used my frigid day off to get this project done and even without the last panel in, it's cut the draft/chill in the garage down drastically. If you have an attached garage and your door is not insulated, you need to get this done! I'm glad I chose this kit because it was really easy to install and it doesn't show my imperfect cuts other than the hack job i did around the weirdo handle. It is a little messy, i got foam bits all over, but it was also easy to sweep them all up.

I put I this on the garage doors Friday evening after work by myself. Easy to install. Feels and sounds like you are going to break it but I never did. It looks GREAT and definitely worth the money! I had to buy to kits for my garage coverage. I bought the commercial size but should’ve probably bought the residential I wouldn’t have hat to cut to size in both dimensions. I could tell the difference during installation as my garage is full sun mid day until the sun goes down.

Amazon shipped this USPS and the local truck can’t carry a package this big. Why USPS accepts a package they can’t deliver bewilders me. I thought the post office would deliver in rain sleet and snow no matter what? The product itself is good quality. It looks good once installed. I struggled to get them installed without damaging the panels. I do not think that’s the fault of the product but I was disappointed it was not as user friendly as my perception. Again, that’s not the fault of the manufacturer or a problem with the product. My advice, measure carefully, look for garage door hardware that will interfere with the panel even after carefully measuring. Note the difference between the two halves of the garage door, the panels are not all the same size. Be patient, measure and undersize the panels as needed to allow bending and flexing without damaging. It does look nice when done and stops drafts and condensation in heated shop space.

Excelente producto solo qe. Falto... Hay manera q se pueda enviar 2 hojas?? Pago por ellos sin problema

Good price, product is very easy to work with.

Product in the box is good quality, but I would bet mine was a return. Different tape on the box and a chipped panel inside. I had to cut these down to fit my door anyway so the chip was a non issue. Has made a noticeable difference to sound transfer through the garage door, and is noticeable warmer when you stand by the closed garage door. Before, it felt almost like you were outside when you stood by the closed door. Now it feels like your mostly inside. I call that a win.

Kit does not come big enough order the extra large but was only one extra piece. Really required two regular kits

It’s just a thermocol. No insulation at all. Doesn’t fit properly. Falls down when garage door is opened. Had to put duck tape to keep it on the doors.