Haha, glad I'm not the only one who stands there awkwardly staring at the garage door after closing it. When we got our quieter opener, I swear I spent a solid week doing double-takes before finally trusting it. 😂
About sealing things up—yeah, I noticed the same thing with dust and leaves. Before weather stripping, I'd always find random bits of grass and leaves blown into corners. Now it's noticeably cleaner, which is a nice bonus since sweeping the garage isn't exactly my favorite weekend activity...
Also, if anyone's still debating insulation, we did ours last year too. It wasn't just quieter and warmer; it felt like it made the whole house more comfortable overall. Totally worth the afternoon spent wrestling with foam strips and caulk guns.
"Totally worth the afternoon spent wrestling with foam strips and caulk guns."
Haha, relatable... Did you find the insulation helped with humidity too? We noticed ours cut down on that damp garage smell—unexpected bonus, honestly. Curious if anyone else had a similar experience.
We had a similar thing happen after insulating ours. Honestly, I was just trying to keep the noise down (neighbors were giving me the side-eye every morning), but the humidity drop was a nice surprise. If you're still noticing dampness, though, you might wanna double-check your weatherstripping around the garage door itself. I found that even a tiny gap there can let in moisture and undo some of your hard work.
Also, if you haven't already, consider tossing in one of those cheap humidity gauges—they're like 10 bucks at the hardware store. It helped me pinpoint exactly when things improved. Plus, it's oddly satisfying watching the humidity percentage drop after you finish sealing everything up... or maybe that's just me being weirdly obsessed with home projects again, haha.
Anyway, congrats on the quieter opener. Nothing beats finally sneaking out for an early-morning coffee run without waking half the block.
Totally agree on the weatherstripping tip—it's amazing how sneaky moisture can be. I noticed the same humidity drop after insulating our old carriage house doors. Unexpected bonus: fewer spiders creeping in... definitely not complaining about that perk.
I had the same spider issue when we redid our garage last year—those little guys find every tiny gap. Weatherstripping definitely helped, but swapping out our old noisy opener for a quieter belt-driven model made a surprising difference too. Didn't realize how much vibration the old chain drive was causing until it was gone... and fewer vibrations seemed to mean fewer bugs wandering in. Nice side effect I didn't expect, plus the neighbors stopped giving me the side-eye whenever I'd come home late at night.
